Word
second-hand
/ˈsekəndˈhænd/
adverb
以二手方式;通过购买二手物品的方式
if you buy something second-hand, it has been owned and used by someone else before you
In use
I bought this book second-hand.
She prefers to buy clothes second-hand to save money.
He got his furniture second-hand from an online marketplace.
buy sth second-hand
She bought a laptop second-hand.
她以二手方式买了一台笔记本电脑。
get sth second-hand
He got the furniture second-hand from a neighbor.
他从邻居那里以二手方式得到了这些家具。
purchase sth second-hand
They purchased the car second-hand.
他们以二手方式购买了这辆车。
Common mistakes
I bought the book second hand.I bought the book second-hand.
作为副词使用时,需要连字符连接 'second-hand',不能写成两个分开的词。连字符表示这是一个复合副词,修饰动词的方式。
I bought the car from second-hand.I bought the car second-hand.
副词 'second-hand' 直接修饰动词,不需要介词。中文学习者容易受到介词结构的影响,但英语中副词可以直接修饰动词表示方式。
Connections
Confusing words
- used
- 用过的;二手的 · second-hand 是副词,修饰动词,表示“以二手方式”;而 used 是形容词,修饰名词,表示“二手的”。例如:I bought a used car.(我买了一辆二手车。)
- pre-owned
- 二手的(委婉语) · second-hand 是中性副词,而 pre-owned 是更正式的形容词,常用于商业语境。
- indirectly
- 间接地 · second-hand 表示“通过他人(得到信息)”,而 indirectly 强调不直接,但可能不涉及他人。
Word family
- secondhand
- 二手的;用过的 · adjective
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常置于动词后,表示以二手方式购买或获取
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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