secondary

二次的な、副次的な

中心となるものより重要性が低い。

やさしい英語で： Less important than the main thing.

• Cost is a secondary concern.
• Her own comfort was secondary to the children’s safety.
• He played a secondary role in the project.

使い方： secondary to something (For us, price is secondary to quality.)

類義語： less important, minor, subordinate

反対語： primary, main

よく使う表現： secondary concern, secondary importance, secondary to something

第二の、中等の

最初の段階の次に来る。教育では初等教育の後に当たる。

やさしい英語で： Coming after the first stage or place in a series.

• She starts secondary school next year.
• The process enters its secondary stage after cooling.
• These pupils have completed their secondary education.

類義語： second

反対語： primary

よく使う表現： secondary school, secondary education, secondary stage

二次色の

二つの原色を混ぜて作られた色の。

やさしい英語で： Made by mixing two basic colours.

• Orange is a secondary colour in painting.
• Mix two primary colours to make a secondary colour.
• The children identified the secondary colours on the wheel.

反対語： primary

よく使う表現： secondary colour, secondary colors

代理人による

主な責任者に代わって行動する人が行う、または提供する。

やさしい英語で： Done or provided by someone acting for the person mainly responsible.

• The work passed through secondary hands.
• He accepted reports from secondary agents acting for the king.
• The orders came from a secondary authority appointed by the governor.

類義語： delegated

よく使う表現： secondary hands, secondary authority

中学校、中等学校

小学校を終えた子どもが通う学校。

やさしい英語で： A school for children who have finished primary school.

• She attends the local secondary.
• Two secondaries in the district offer music lessons.
• Parents compared the nearby secondaries before applying.

類義語： secondary school

よく使う表現： local secondary, a secondary

代理人、補佐役

上位の役職者を助け、その人に代わって職務を行える人。

やさしい英語で： A person who helps a senior official and can act in their place.

• The secondary assisted the sheriff.
• A new secondary was appointed to handle the records.
• The sheriff left these duties to his secondary.

類義語： deputy, assistant

よく使う表現： a secondary, the secondary