tertiary
美音:
[´tə:ʃərı
]英音:
[´tə:ʃərı
]adj.第三的,第三位的,第三世纪的 n.[画]第三色,第三修道会会员,第三纪
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tertiary
/'tɜ:ʃərɪ; [US] -ʃɪerɪ; `tɝʃɪ,ɛrɪ/
adj third in order, rank, importance, etc; next after secondary 第三等的; 第三位的; 第三的
*the Tertiary period, ie (in geology) the third stage in the formation of rocks (地质学上岩石形成的)第三纪
* tertiary education, ie at university or college level 高等教育
* tertiary (ie very severe) burns 三度烧伤(极严重的).
tertiary
adj technical
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: tertiarius 'of or containing a third', from tertius 'third']
third in place, degree, or order