tertiary /ˈtɜːʃərɪ/ CET6+ TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ Tertiary means third in order, third in importance, or at a third stage of development. 第三的 [正式]

  例：

  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. 

  ADJ Tertiary education is education at the university or college level. 大学的 (教育) [英国英语] [ADJ n] →see primary, secondary