(1)第二的，次要的(second in rank，class，place，importance，etc，not primary) [A (to)]：a～cause/product/question/stress/cell次要原因/副產(chǎn)品/從屬問(wèn)題/次重音/蓄電池;Her age is a～consideration.她的年齡是要考慮的次要因素。a matter of～interest/importance不太令人感興趣的事/次要的事;Reading fast is～to reading well.快速閱讀與讀懂讀好相比是次要的。That problem is～to the one now facing us. 那個(gè)問(wèn)題與我們面臨的問(wèn)題相比是次要的。The need for secrecy is～to the need to take immediate act. 保守秘密與需要立即采取行動(dòng)相比是次要的?！纪?minor，subordinate;〖反〗primary，major;
(2)引申(發(fā))的，次生的(derived or resulting from sth primary or original)：～viral infection繼發(fā)性病毒感染;～sexual characteristics 第二性特征;a～symptom of the disease 二期疾病癥狀;～sources of information 間接的資料來(lái)源;～colours/derivatives中間色/次派生詞;～evidence間接證據(jù);〖同〗alternate;〖反〗original;
(3)中等(教育，學(xué)校)的(of or relating to education between elementary school and college)[作attrib]：a～school/education/phase中等學(xué)校/中等教育/中級(jí)階段;the number of children of～school age 接受中等教育的兒童數(shù)量;Children over the age of eleven go to～schools. 11歲以上的孩子應(yīng)上中學(xué)?！纪絪econd;〖反〗first，preceding;
→′secondarily adv 從屬地，次要地;′secondariness n 次要;中等