second

二番目の、第二の

順番で、一番目の人や物のすぐ次に来る。

やさしい英語で： Coming immediately after the first person or thing in an order.

• This is my second visit.
• She finished in second place.
• Did you read the second chapter?

よく使う表現： second place, second floor, second attempt

二次的な、第二の

第一の人や物に比べて、重要性や力が低い。

やさしい英語で： Less important or powerful than the person or thing ranked first.

• Work takes second place in his life.
• Safety must never be a second priority.
• He accepted a second role in the team.

使い方： second to someone/something (For her, work is second to family.)

類義語： secondary, subordinate

反対語： primary

よく使う表現： second priority, second choice, second place

第二の、もう一つの

以前のある人や物によく似た、別の人や物。

やさしい英語で： Another person or thing similar to a particular earlier one.

• They called her a second Mozart.
• The accident threatened to become a second disaster of the same kind.
• His fans hoped he would be a second Shakespeare.

類義語： another

よく使う表現： a second someone, a second disaster

二番目に

最上位や最も優れたもののすぐ下の順位で。

やさしい英語で： In the position immediately below the highest or best.

• This tree is second tallest.
• Our team ranked second in the league.
• She is the second fastest runner in her class.

よく使う表現： second largest, second best, rank second

二番目に、次に

最初の人や行動、出来事のあと、三番目の前に。

やさしい英語で： After one person, action, or event and before the third.

• You can go second.
• She spoke second at the meeting.
• First, wash the rice; second, add water.

類義語： secondly

よく使う表現： go second, speak second, bat second

秒

一分の六十分の一にあたる短い時間の単位。

やさしい英語で： A very short unit of time; sixty of these make one minute.

• Wait one second.
• The race lasted forty seconds.
• How many seconds are left on the timer?

よく使う表現： one second, ten seconds, wait a second, per second

訳あり品、規格外品

小さな傷や欠点があるため、安く売られる商品。

やさしい英語で： A product sold more cheaply because small faults make it less than perfect.

• This plate is a factory second.
• The shop sells seconds at lower prices.
• She bought some seconds with tiny marks on the edges.

よく使う表現： factory second, buy a second

賛同する、支持する

他の人の提案を正式に支持し、集団で議論や採決ができるようにすること。

やさしい英語で： To officially support another person’s proposal so that a group can discuss or vote on it.

• I second the proposal.
• Another member seconded her nomination.
• Will anyone second this motion?

類義語： support, back

反対語： oppose

よく使う表現： second a motion, second a nomination, second a proposal, second a resolution