secondhand
adj. 二手的；间接的；古旧的；做旧货买卖的
adv. 间接地；作为旧货地
近义词：used，hand-me-down，worn，borrowed，owned，pre-owned，taught，learned，superannuated，old，antiquated，antique，indirectly，circuitously，new，not，
英英释义
Adjective
- derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand;
"a secondhand report" "a secondhand account of a memory of something once read" "most of our knowledge is secondhand"
- previously used or owned by another;
"bought a secondhand (or used) car"
Adverb
- by indirect means;
"I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand" "he prefers to buy secondhand"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- He is in the secondhand car trade.他是从事二手车买卖的。
- So moon-light is only secondhand sunlight.所以月光仅是间接的阳光。
- The store deals in secondhand clothes.这家商店经营旧衣服。
- At a secondhand store I ran across the works of his early years.我在一家旧货店无意中碰到了他早年的作品.
用作副词(adv.)
- I only heard about it secondhand.我是间接得到这个消息的。
- This is a book I bought secondhand years ago.这是我几年前买的一本旧书。