late 14c., from Latin secundarius "pertaining to the second class, inferior," from secundus (see second (adj.)). Of colors, from 1831; of education, from 1809. Of sex characteristics from 1780. Opposed to primary or principal. Related: Secondarily.
实用例句
1. More than five-thousand secondary school students have been expelled for cheating.
5,000多名中学生因为作弊被开除。
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2. He had kidney cancer, with secondary tumours in the brain and lungs.
他患有肾癌，还有脑部和肺部的继发性肿瘤。
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3. One in four pupils leaving secondary school can't read or write properly.
中学毕业生中有1/4的人读写有问题。
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4. The secondary current sets up a magnetic field inside the tube.
二次电流在管子内部会产生磁场。
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5. Entrance to universities and senior secondary schools was restricted.
