secondhand
- IPA[ˌsekəndˈhand]
美式
- (of goods) having had a previous owner; not new；denoting a store or shop where previously owned goods can be bought
- on the basis that something has had a previous owner；on the basis of what others have said; indirectly
- 釋義
- 相關詞
- 片語
形容詞
- 1. (of goods) having had a previous owner; not new a secondhand car 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ denoting a store or shop where previously owned goods can be bought a secondhand bookstore
- 2. (of information or experience) accepted on another's authority and not from original investigation secondhand knowledge of her country 同義詞 反義詞
副詞
- 1. on the basis that something has had a previous owner tips on the pitfalls to avoid when buying secondhand
- 2. on the basis of what others have said; indirectly I was discounting anything I heard secondhand
- conversation on a mobile phone that is overheard by people nearby: I was alternately amused and annoyed by the secondhand speech in the waiting room
Oxford American Dictionary
- smoke inhaled involuntarily from tobacco being smoked by others.
Oxford American Dictionary
