second class
- IPA[ˌsəkənd ˈklas]
美式
- a set of people or things grouped together as the second best.；the second-best accommodations in a train or other form of transport.
- of the second-best quality or in the second division；relating to the second-best accommodations in a train or other form of transport
- using the second-best accommodations in an train or other form of transport；using a class of mail having lower priority than first-class mail
noun: second class
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a set of people or things grouped together as the second best.
- ▪ the second-best accommodations in a train or other form of transport.
- ▪ the second-highest division in the results of the examinations for a university degree he obtained a second class in modern history
形容詞
- 1. of the second-best quality or in the second division until 1914 women were thought of as second-class citizens we will not be relegated to any second-class status
- ▪ relating to the second-best accommodations in a train or other form of transport I want second-class tickets
- ▪ relating to a class of mail having lower priority than first-class mail second-class postage stamps
- ▪ (in North America) denoting a class of mail which includes newspapers and periodicals.
- ▪ relating to the second-highest division in a university examination a respectable second-class degree
副詞
- 1. using the second-best accommodations in an train or other form of transport they don't fly second-class
- ▪ using a class of mail having lower priority than first-class mail letters were often sent second class
