Word · Frequency #10660
tertiary
第三纪
the Tertiary period (from 63 million to 2 million years ago)
- 1.
Any item considered to be of third order.
任何被认为是第三等级的事物。
- 2.
A tertiary colour.
三次色。
- 3.
Something from the Tertiary Period (the former term for the geologic period from 65 million to 2.58 million years ago).
来自第三纪的事物(旧称,指距今6500万年至258万年前的地质时期)。
- 4.
A tertiary feather; a tertial.
三级飞羽(tertial)。
- 5.
A large stage in some extremely powerful thermonuclear weapons (resembling a greatly-enlarged secondary) which is compressed by the explosion of the secondary until ignition of nuclear fusion takes place, in much the same manner as the secondary is imploded by the primary, and which can allow for the attainment of yields of many tens or even hundreds of megatons, and likely even greater; not used in modern weapons due to a greater focus on the accurate use of sub-megaton weapons, the tremendous
某些威力极大的热核武器中的一个大型级(类似于大大增大的次级),它被次级的爆炸压缩直至发生核聚变点火,其方式与初级引爆次级的方式非常相似,并且可以使爆炸当量达到数十甚至数百兆吨,甚至可能更大;现代武器中不使用,因为更注重亚兆吨级武器的精确使用,巨大的
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A member of a Roman Catholic third order; a layperson who participates in activities similar to those engaged in by men and women who take religious vows (respectively the first and second orders), and who may wear some elements of an order's habit such as a scapular.
罗马天主教第三会的成员;指参与类似于男女修会(分别为第一会和第二会)成员活动的平信徒,并可能穿着该会会衣的某些部分,如肩衣。
任何被认为是第三等级的事物。;三次色。;来自第三纪的事物(旧称,指距今6500万年至258万年前的地质时期)。;三级飞羽(tertial)。;某些威力极大的热核武器中的一个大型级(类似于大大增大的次级),它被次级的爆炸压缩直至发生核聚变点火,其方式与初级引爆次级的方式非常相似,并且可以使爆炸当量达到数十甚至数百兆吨,甚至可能更大;现代武器中不使用,因为更注重亚兆吨级武器的精确使用,巨大的
In use
After finishing secondary school, she applied to a tertiary institution.
Most workers in the city are employed in the tertiary sector, such as banking and tourism.
The project is now in its tertiary phase, the last of three planned stages.
adj. tertiary [noun]
形容词用法,表示“第三的”“第三位的”;tertiary sector 指第三产业。
The tertiary sector includes banking and tourism.
第三产业包括银行业和旅游业。
n. the Tertiary
名词用法,地质学中指第三纪,通常带定冠词 the。
The Tertiary began about 63 million years ago and ended about 2 million years ago.
第三纪始于大约六千三百万年前,止于大约两百万年前。
n. a tertiary
名词用法,指第三修道会会员;复数形式为 tertiaries。
Connections
Collocations
- tertiary education
- 高等教育
- Tertiary education includes universities and colleges.高等教育包括大学和学院。
- tertiary sector
- 第三产业
- The tertiary sector provides services rather than goods.第三产业提供服务而非商品。
- tertiary care
- 三级医疗
- Patients with severe burns need tertiary care at a specialized hospital.严重烧伤患者需要在专科医院接受三级医疗。
- tertiary structure
- 三级结构
- Protein function depends on its tertiary structure.蛋白质的功能取决于其三级结构。
- Tertiary period
- 第三纪
- Fossils from the Tertiary period are found here.这里发现了第三纪的化石。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象三级台阶:primary 第一级,secondary 第二级,tertiary 第三级;大学三级教育、第三产业都用它,记住‘第三’即可。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:geology、paleontology、academic writing 该义项(第三纪)通常用于地质学、古生物学等专业领域,多出现在正式文献或学术讨论中;日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
tertiary 读作 /ˈtɜːʃiəri/,列表中没有完全押韵的词。subsidiary、auxiliary 都以 -iary 结尾,末尾带有相似的 /iəri/,但重音都在第二个音节,与 tertiary 不同。territory 拼写很像 tertiary,但读作 /ˈterɪtəri/,注意不要混淆。nursery 与 tertiary 有相同的 /ɜː/ 元音;secondary 与 tertiary 一样以 -ary 结尾,但发音为 /əri/。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.