secondary
gb/sˈɛkəndˌɛɹi/ us/sˈɛkəndˌɛɹi/
A2
英语
~ 2000
义项
0 个义项
adjective
B1
property
1
less important or not primary
Not as important as something else; coming after the main thing.
用法模式：
[something] is secondary to [something else]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'secondary' with 'second', but 'secondary' refers to importance or rank, not simply order in time.
近义词
subordinate (More formal; often used in hierarchical or organizational contexts.)
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minor (Suggests small importance or lesser seriousness.)
反义词
primary (Directly indicates the most important or main thing.)
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main (Common, everyday opposite meaning the most important.)
搭配
secondary role
|secondary concern
|secondary objective
|secondary source
|secondary effect
主题
priorities
|comparison
|organization
|core_vocabulary
例句
- Her happiness is secondary to her children's well-being.
- The environmental impact was a secondary consideration in the project.
- 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.
学习者例句
- Food is secondary to water for survival.
- My health is not secondary to my work.
- Money is secondary when you love your job.
- Your comfort is not secondary to style.
- Fun is secondary to safety on this ride.
adjective
technical
A2
property
2
relating to middle or high school education
About school for older children, after primary school but before university.
常见错误：
Some learners think 'secondary' here means 'less important', but in education it refers to a school level.
近义词
high-school-level (Informal and region-specific; refers to U.S. high school context.)
反义词
primary (Refers to the earlier stage of schooling for younger children.)
搭配
secondary school
|secondary education
|secondary teacher
主题
education
例句
- She teaches mathematics at a secondary school.
- The country has invested heavily in secondary education.
- Secondary students often have more homework than primary pupils.
- He completed his secondary schooling abroad.
- Secondary teachers face different challenges than primary teachers.
学习者例句
- I go to a secondary school.
- Secondary education is important for all children.
- She is a secondary teacher.
- He finished secondary school last year.
- We have many subjects in secondary school.
adjective
technical
B2
property
3
resulting from another cause or condition
Happening because of another thing, not the first cause.
近义词
consequential (More formal; focuses on being a result of something else.)
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derivative (Often used in technical fields; emphasizes being based on something else.)
反义词
primary (Refers to the original cause or source.)
搭配
secondary infection
|secondary effect
|secondary damage
主题
science
|medicine
|health
例句
- The patient developed a secondary infection after surgery.
- Economic problems are often a secondary effect of political instability.
- 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.
学习者例句
- He got a secondary infection after a cold.
- The flood was a secondary effect of the storm.
- Secondary problems came after the main event.
- She had a secondary injury from falling again.
- The disease can cause secondary health issues.
语法
相关表达
secondary education
1/sˈɛkəndˌɛɹi ˌɛd͡ʒəkˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
formal
schooling after primary level, before university
Education after primary school and before university.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- In my life, work is secondary to family.
- Safety should never be secondary to profit.