Word
second-hand
以二手方式；通过购买二手物品的方式
核心释义
if you buy something second-hand, it has been owned and used by someone else before you
用法In use
I bought this book second-hand.
用法提示：second-hand 作副词，修饰动词 bought，表示购买方式为二手。
She prefers to buy clothes second-hand to save money.
用法提示：second-hand 作副词，修饰动词 buy，表示购买方式。
He got his furniture second-hand from an online marketplace.
用法提示：second-hand 作副词，修饰动词 got，表示获取方式为二手。
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。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子I bought the book second hand.正确表达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。
易错句子I bought the car from second-hand.正确表达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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- buy second-hand
- 买二手的；以二手方式购买
- We bought our sofa second-hand.我们的沙发是买二手的。
- sell second-hand
- 卖二手的；以二手方式出售
- She sells children's clothes second-hand online.她在网上卖二手童装。
- hear something second-hand
- 间接听说某事
- I only heard about the accident second-hand.那场事故我只是间接听说的。
- learn something second-hand
- 间接得知某事
- We learned the news second-hand from a neighbor.这个消息我们是从邻居那里间接得知的。
- get something second-hand
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
常置于动词后，表示以二手方式购买或获取
用法优先级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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