To be sure, it's secondhand experience.

可以肯定的是，这是间接的经验。

youdao

To be sure, it's secondhand experience.

可以肯定的是，它的二手经验。

youdao

The above-mentioned proverb literally means that secondhand experience is less reliable than firsthand experience, which is perfectly true.

当然，“耳闻不如目见”这句话的原意是指间接经验不如直接经验那样可靠，这是完全正确的。

youdao

And if, as is true for some titles, your ebook sales make up half of your total sales, slashing prices whilst also having your sales cannibalised by secondhand sellers could be a painful and possibly fatal experience.

FORBES: Amazon Eyes Secondhand Ebook Market