third in order, rank or importance 第三的;第三位的;第三级的 the tertiary sector (= the area of industry that deals with services) 第三产业部门
WordfinderTopics Educationc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryTertiary is used with these nouns:- care
- college
- education
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Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin tertiarius ‘of the third part or rank’, from tertius ‘third’.