second-generation
UK/'sekənd,dʒenə'reʃən/US/ˈsekənd ˌdʒenəˈreiʃən/
Definitions
adj.
Of the second generation — especially the children of immigrants, or the next version of a product.
第二代的（尤指移民的子女；或产品的下一版本）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsecond + generation = of the second generation. generation holds gen ('group born'). Common for immigrants' children and for the follow-up version of a technology.
Root gen still carries 140 more wordsCommon 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, he grew up between two cultures.
- 2.
The second-generation engine is lighter and more efficient.