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connected with teaching children of 11–18 years 中等教育的；中学的 secondary teachers 中学教师 the secondary curriculum 中学课程
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less important than something else 次要的；从属的；辅助的 That is just a secondary consideration. 那只不过是次要的考虑因素。 Experience is what matters—age is of secondary importance. 重要的是经验，年龄是次要的。 - secondary to something
Raising animals was only secondary to other forms of farming. 与其他农业生产相对而言，饲养牲畜只是副业。 After a while, his writing became secondary to his celebrity. 过了一段时间，他的写作变得次要于他的名人。 Forests are secondary in importance only to the oceans in their effects on the earth. 森林对地球的影响仅次于海洋。 The characters and plot become secondary to the setting and atmosphere. 人物和情节变得次要于背景和氛围。
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happening as a result of something else 间接引发的；继发性的；次生的 a secondary infection 继发感染 a secondary effect 间接结果 a secondary colour (= made from mixing two primary colours) 次色 a secondary outcome 次要结果
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin secundarius ‘of the second quality or class’, from secundus ‘following, second’, from the base of sequi ‘follow’.