less important than sth else次要的;辅助的◆secondary airports二线机场◆Attractive design is of secondary importance to quality.与质量相比,好看的外观设计只属次要。used to describe sth that happens as a result of sth else间接引发的;次生的◆Leather is a secondary product of farming goats.皮革是山羊养殖的副产品。 () used to describe the buying and selling of shares, bonds, etc. that already exist rather than new ones(股票、债券等)二级的,二板的◆Secondary trading was at low levels.二板交易行情低迷。➡primary ▸secondarily /ˈsekəndrəli; NAmEˌsekənˈderəli/
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◆Selling the company was primarily a personal decision and secondarily a business decision.出售公司首先是个人决定,其次才是商业决策。