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second-generation

🇬🇧 UK/'sekənd,dʒenə'reʃən/🇺🇸 US/ˈsekənd ˌdʒenəˈreiʃən/

Definitions

adj.

Describing someone born to immigrant parents; or a significantly improved second version of a technology or product.

第二代的;(指移民的)第二代子女的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
secondstem
+
-connector
+
genbirth, produce, kind
+
erconnector
+
ationact, process, state
=second-generation

Common Collocations

  • 1.second-generation immigrant移民二代
  • 2.second-generation technology第二代技术
  • 3.second-generation American美国移民二代
  • 4.[second-generation model]第二代型号

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    As a second-generation immigrant, she grew up speaking both English and Spanish at home.

  • 2.

    The company launched a second-generation electric vehicle with significantly improved battery life.

  • 3.

    Second-generation Americans often navigate between two distinct cultural identities.

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