second-hand

second-hand
ˌsecond-ˈhand , sec‧ond‧hand /ˌsekəndˈhænd◂/ adjective
1. second-hand things are not new when you get them, because they were owned by someone else before you:
    second-hand clothes
    a second-hand car
    secondhand store/shop etc (=a shop that sells second-hand things)
2. second-hand information or knowledge is told to you by someone who is not the person who originally said it – used to show disapproval
   OPP  first-hand
    second-hand reports/accounts
    second-hand accounts of mass killings

second-handBrE /ˌsekənd ˈhænd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsekənd ˈhænd/ 🔊 adjectivenot new; owned by sb else before 旧的；用过的；二手的◆a second-hand bookshop (= for selling second-hand books) 旧书店◆(especially BrE) second-hand cars二手车(often disapproving) (of news, information, etc. 消息、信息等) learned from other people, not from your own experience 间接得来的；二手的◆second-hand opinions来自他人的观点▸ second-hand adverb◆I bought the camera second-hand. 我买的这架照相机是二手货。🔊🔊◆I only heard about it second-hand. 我只是听别人讲的。🔊🔊  ➡  compare first-hand