sec·ond·a·ry/`sɛkənˏdɛrɪ; ˈsekəndəri/ adj 1 secondary education/schooling/teaching etc the education of children between 11 and 18 中学教育/教学等 2 not as important as something else 次要的: She regards getting married as being of secondary importance. 她把结婚看成是次要的事情。 3 developing from something of the same type, especially a disease 〔疾病〕继发性的; 次生的: a secondary infection 继发感染