tertiary

英 [ˈtɜːʃəri]

美 [ˈtɜːrʃieri]

adj.  第三的; 第三位的; 第三级的
n.  (T-)<地>第三纪; 第三系; 三期梅毒病害;<宗>第三级教士

复数：tertiaries　

IELTSTEM8

BNC.10660 / COCA.18337

牛津词典

adj.

• 第三的；第三位的；第三级的
  third in order, rank or importance
  1. the tertiary sector (= the area of industry that deals with services rather than materials or goods)
     第三产业部门
  2. tertiary education (= at university or college level)
     高等教育

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 第三的;第三位的;第三阶段的
  Tertiarymeans third in order, third in importance, or at a third stage of development.
  1. He must have come to know those philosophers through secondary or tertiary sources.
     他一定是通过第二手或第三手资料了解那些哲学家的。
  2. ...the complementary tertiary colours, russet and olive green.
     互补的三次色——赤褐色和橄榄绿
• ADJ 高等（教育）
  Tertiary educationis education at university or college level.
  1. ...institutions of tertiary education.
     高等教育机构
  2. ...Selby Tertiary College.
     塞尔比高等专科学院

in AM, use 美国英语用 higher education

英英释义

adj

• coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
  Synonym:third3rd

双语例句

• It has an economy featuring high-tech industries, finance and tertiary industries.
  深圳经济的特色是高技术产业、金融业和第三产业。
• A series of low cross-linking tertiary ammonium resins were prepared and their exchange capacity was measured.
  制备了一系列低交联季铵树脂，并测定了它们的交换容量。
• The inducing production effect of export upon minority sectors of Tertiary industry is higher.
  出口对第三产业内部的少数行业有较高的生产诱发作用。
• Tertiary education is one of them.
  高等教育就是其中之一。
• National gender-specific statistics for tertiary education and science researchers are often lacking in the developing world.
  发展中国家常常缺乏关于高等教育和科学研究人员的国家性别统计数据。
• Whether the Proportion of Tertiary Industry in GDP Should Go Up Every Year in China?
  我国第三产业比重是否应该逐年上升？
• He must have come to know those philosophers through secondary or tertiary sources.
  他一定是通过第二手或第三手资料了解那些哲学家的。
• Tertiary reactors can be economically switched as system reactive power requirements and voltage profiles vary.
  接在第三绕组上的电抗器可根据系统无功的要求以及电压分布的变化而经济地投切。
• Encourage tertiary students to design and implement their own peer education programmes;
  鼓励大专院校学生构思设计和推行朋辈教育计划；
• Education in Australia follows a three tier model: primary, secondary and tertiary education.
  澳大利亚的教育遵循着三层形式：初级、中等和高等教育。