secondhandとは

形容詞

secondhand (not comparable)

1. (of goods) not new; previously owned and used by another
2. (of a dealer) dealing in such merchandise
3. indirect, passive

   exposure to secondhand smoke from cigarette-smoking colleagues

副詞

secondhand (not comparable)

1. In a used or previously-owned condition.
   • 1996, Peter Golding, Black Jack McEwen: Political Gladiator, →ISBN, page 50:

     It was almost an article of faith with McEwen never to buy new if he could buy secondhand.

   • 2004, Ruth Doan MacDougall, Henrietta Snow, →ISBN, page 47:

     He glanced back at the Jeep, which he'd bought secondhand a dozen years ago and now, fifteen years old, was gaining on "classic" status.

2. indirectly

参考

• firsthand
• thirdhand

形容詞

second hand (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of secondhand.

使用する際の注意点

• secondhand and second-hand may be preferred spellings for the adjective meaning "not new", to avoid confusion with the noun "second hand" referring to the hand of a clock or watch.

名詞

second hand (複数形 second hands)

1. On a clock or watch, the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed.

形容詞

second hand (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of secondhand

使用する際の注意点

• secondhand and second-hand may be preferred spellings for the adjective meaning "not new", to avoid confusion with the noun "second hand" referring to the hand of a clock or watch.

関連する語

• at second hand

名詞

second hand (複数形 second hands)

1. On a clock or watch, the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed.