Second-hand things are not new and have been owned by someone else.
例句
Buying a second-hand car can be a risky business.買二手車可能有風險。...a stack of second-hand books.一摞舊書
ADJ
賣舊貨的
A second-hand shop sells second-hand goods.
ADJ
(故事、觀點、信息)第二手的，間接的，非親身經歷的
Second-hand stories, information, or opinions are those you learn about from other people rather than directly or from your own experience.
例句
He conceded that second-hand accounts are leading to rumour and counter-rumour...他承認道聽途說會引發謠言和辟謠。The denunciation was made on the basis of second-hand information.這些指責是依據二手信息提出的。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
舊的;用過的;二手的
He happened on the book in a secondhand bookstore.他在舊書店里偶然發現了這本書。Do you know where I can get hold of a secondhand carpet cleaner?你知道我在哪里可以弄到舊的地毯吸塵器嗎?As I was looking through some books on a secondhand bookstall,I dropped on just what I wanted.當我在舊書攤瀏覽書籍時,我意外地找到了我所需要的書。
<貶>(消息、信息等)間接得來的;二手的
I bought a secondhand chair which is as good as new.我買了一把二手貨椅子,它如同新的一樣。They sell new and secondhand computers.他們賣新電腦和二手電腦。
英英詞典釋義
Adjective
1. derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand;
"a secondhand report""a secondhand account of a memory of something once read""most of our knowledge is secondhand"
2. previously used or owned by another;
"bought a secondhand (or used) car"
Adverb
1. by indirect means;
"I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand""he prefers to buy secondhand"