second-hand

🇬🇧 UK/'sekәnd'hænd/🇺🇸 US
IELTS

Definitions

adj.

Previously owned and used by another person; not new

二手的,旧的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
secondother
+
-connector
+
handother
=second-hand

Common Collocations

  • 1.second-hand car二手车
  • 2.second-hand shop二手店
  • 3.second-hand information间接信息
  • 4.second-hand smoke二手烟

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She furnished her entire apartment with second-hand furniture from local thrift stores.

  • 2.

    Buying a second-hand car can save you thousands of dollars compared to buying new.

  • 3.

    He only had second-hand information about the incident and couldn't confirm the details.

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