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-derivedsecondstem
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-connector
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erconnector
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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.