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单词

secondhand

读音
ˌsekəndˈhænd
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词根

Secondhand 并不具有词根,这个词实际上是由 'second'(第二)和 'hand'(手)这两个单词组合而成,意思是“第二手的,已经被别人用过的”。

释义

adj. 二手的;旧的;间接获得的;做旧货生意的 adv. 间接地;间接听来;以旧货

例句

I only heard about it secondhand.
我只间接听说了这件事。
They could afford a secondhand car, she thought.
他们能买得起一辆二手车,她想。
Household appliances were bought secondhand and are outdated.
家用电器曾是二手买的,现在已经过时了。

强化记忆

其实它的记忆可以非常直观,就是想象一下你的物品经过了别人一双手,再到你手上,这就是"second hand"。在欧美文化中,购买 secondhand goods(二手商品)是较常见的现象,它们不仅价格更便宜,而且对于历史感或者复古风格的追求者来说有其独特的魅力。在很多城市甚至有专门的 secondhand market(二手市场)或 thrift shop(旧货店)。

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(Applause)TT: Secondhand.(Laughter)
Aww, thank you.Secondhand shoppingallows me to reduce the impact
but I believe that laughter is absorbedjust like secondhand cigarette smokeinto the very fabric of who we are as human beings.
But I don't buy anything new.I get all my clothes secondhandfrom flea markets and thrift stores.
But what if I told you that tobacco use,primarily because of firsthand and secondhand exposureto the smoke in cigarettes,
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