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be secondary to sth
表示某事物不如另一事物重要。
The issue of cost is secondary to the quality of the product.
成本问题相对于产品质量来说是次要的。
第二的；次要的；间接的
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第二的；次要的；间接的
second in order or importance; not primary or direct
The issue of cost is secondary to the quality of the product.
成本问题相对于产品质量来说是次要的。
次于第一或首要的；在起源、等级等方面居第二位
Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
源自副手或受委托的个人或机构
Originating from a deputy or delegated person or body.
由母体化合物中两个氢原子被有机基团取代衍生而来
Derived from a parent compound by replacement of two atoms of hydrogen by organic radicals.
次要的；非直接的或非即时的
being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
The secondary purpose of the meeting was to discuss the budget.
这次会议的次要目的是讨论预算。
AI contextual example
She teaches at a secondary school in the suburbs.
她在郊区的一所中学教书。
AI contextual example
The reaction produces a secondary compound as a byproduct.
该反应会生成一种次级化合物作为副产物。
AI contextual example
the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher
石头将被运到二级破碎机。
WordNet
表示某事物不如另一事物重要。
The issue of cost is secondary to the quality of the product.
成本问题相对于产品质量来说是次要的。
指中等教育或中学。
She teaches mathematics at a secondary school.
她在中学教数学。
表示继发或二次的。
The drug may cause secondary infections.
这种药物可能引起继发性感染。
Not this
He teaches at a second school.
Use this
He teaches at a secondary school.
错误原因：汉语中‘中学’常被误解为‘第二学校’，而英语中表示‘中学的’应用‘secondary’，‘second’仅表示顺序上的‘第二’。
Not this
The secondary chapter is about grammar.
Use this
The second chapter is about grammar.
错误原因：混淆了‘secondary’（次要的）与‘second’（顺序中的第二）。表示顺序时应用‘second’，‘secondary’强调从属或次等重要。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
中学
She teaches at a local secondary school.
她在当地一所中学教书。
中等教育
Secondary education is compulsory in many countries.
许多国家实行中等义务教育。
二手资料；间接来源
Historians often rely on secondary sources.
历史学家常常依赖二手资料。
次要角色；辅助作用
He played a secondary role in the project.
他在项目中扮演次要角色。
继发感染
The patient developed a secondary infection.
病人出现了继发感染。
二级市场
Stocks are traded on the secondary market.
股票在二级市场交易。
次于；继发于
The economic crisis is secondary to the global pandemic.
经济危机仅次于全球疫情。
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secondary 含有 second，表示第二位的，即次要的。
“次要的”这一义项语域中性，常见于学术、工作或日常比较等场景。
常用作定语或表语，后可接介词to表示'从属于'。
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