Wordiyosecondhand
🇬🇧 UK/'sekәnd'hænd/🇺🇸 US
C2
Definitions
adj.
Previously owned and used by another; dealing in used goods; obtained indirectly rather than from the original source
二手的，旧的；间接得来的
adv.
In a used condition; indirectly
以二手方式；间接地
n.
Used or previously owned goods collectively
旧货，二手货
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishsecondother
+
handother
=secondhand
Common Collocations
- 1.secondhand shop二手店
- 2.secondhand information间接信息
- 3.secondhand smoke二手烟
- 4.buy secondhand购买二手货
Example Sentences
- 1.
She furnished her apartment entirely with secondhand furniture from thrift stores.
- 2.
Most of what I know about the incident is secondhand information.