secondary
gb/sˈɛkəndˌɛɹi/ us/sˈɛkəndˌɛɹi/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 2000
másodlagos, középiskolai, középfokú, középiskola, szekunder
B1
1
másodlagos
B2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] is secondary to [something else]
Her happiness is secondary to her children's well-being.
A saját boldogsága másodlagos a gyermekei jólétéhez képest.
The environmental impact was a secondary consideration in the project.
A projektben a környezeti hatás csak másodlagos szempont volt.
In this job, customer service is secondary to safety.
His secondary concern was how much the trip would cost.
The issue of parking is secondary compared to the budget problem.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
Food is secondary to water for survival.
A túlélés szempontjából az élelem másodlagos a vízhez képest.
My health is not secondary to my work.
Az egészségem nem lehet másodlagos a munkámhoz képest.
Money is secondary when you love your job.
Your comfort is not secondary to style.
Fun is secondary to safety on this ride.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'secondary' with 'second', but 'secondary' refers to importance or rank, not simply order in time.
Σημασία
less important or not primary
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
secondary role
|secondary concern
|secondary objective
|secondary source
|secondary effect
Συνώνυμα
subordinate (More formal; often used in hierarchical or organizational contexts.)
|
minor (Suggests small importance or lesser seriousness.)
Αντώνυμα
primary (Directly indicates the most important or main thing.)
|
main (Common, everyday opposite meaning the most important.)
Θέματα
priorities
|comparison
|organization
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
Not as important as something else; coming after the main thing.
Less important, influential, or significant than something else; subordinate.
A2
TECHNICAL
2
She teaches mathematics at a secondary school.
Matematikát tanít egy középiskolában.
The country has invested heavily in secondary education.
Az ország jelentős összegeket fektetett a középfokú oktatásba.
Secondary students often have more homework than primary pupils.
He completed his secondary schooling abroad.
Secondary teachers face different challenges than primary teachers.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I go to a secondary school.
Középiskolába járok.
Secondary education is important for all children.
A középfokú oktatás minden gyermek számára fontos.
She is a secondary teacher.
He finished secondary school last year.
We have many subjects in secondary school.
Συχνό λάθος:
Some learners think 'secondary' here means 'less important', but in education it refers to a school level.
Σημασία
relating to middle or high school education
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
secondary school
|secondary education
|secondary teacher
Συνώνυμα
high-school-level (Informal and region-specific; refers to U.S. high school context.)
Αντώνυμα
primary (Refers to the earlier stage of schooling for younger children.)
Θέματα
education
Ορισμός
About school for older children, after primary school but before university.
Relating to education that comes after primary school and before higher education, typically for students aged 11–18.
B2
TECHNICAL
3
másodlagos
B2
szekunder
C1
The patient developed a secondary infection after surgery.
A betegnél a műtét után másodlagos fertőzés alakult ki.
Economic problems are often a secondary effect of political instability.
A gazdasági problémák gyakran a politikai instabilitás másodlagos hatásai.
The fire caused secondary damage due to water used in firefighting.
Secondary symptoms appeared two days after the initial illness.
Flooding was a secondary result of the heavy snow melt.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
He got a secondary infection after a cold.
Megfázás után másodlagos fertőzés alakult ki nála.
The flood was a secondary effect of the storm.
Az árvíz a vihar másodlagos hatása volt.
Secondary problems came after the main event.
She had a secondary injury from falling again.
The disease can cause secondary health issues.
Σημασία
resulting from another cause or condition
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
secondary infection
|secondary effect
|secondary damage
Συνώνυμα
consequential (More formal; focuses on being a result of something else.)
|
derivative (Often used in technical fields; emphasizes being based on something else.)
Αντώνυμα
primary (Refers to the original cause or source.)
Θέματα
science
|medicine
|health
Ορισμός
Happening because of another thing, not the first cause.
Caused by or resulting from something else that is primary; not the original cause.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
secondary
IPA
GB/sˈɛkəndˌɛɹi/
US/sˈɛkəndˌɛɹi/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
sec - ond - ary (3 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (sec)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: secondary
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
secondary education
1/sˈɛkəndˌɛɹi ˌɛd͡ʒəkˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
formal
schooling after primary level, before university
Education after primary school and before university.
Παραδείγματα
- Many countries provide free secondary education.
- Secondary education usually lasts four to six years.
secondary school
1/sˈɛkəndˌɛɹi skˈul/
fixed phrase
school after primary, before university
A school for older children, after primary school but before university.
Παραδείγματα
- She attends a local secondary school.
- Secondary schools often prepare students for exams.
secondary to
1/sˈɛkəndˌɛɹi tə/
fixed phrase
less important than something else
Less important than another thing.
Παραδείγματα
- In my life, work is secondary to family.
- Safety should never be secondary to profit.