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

• The tertiary level is divided to the vocational college and university systems, which award diplomas not mutually interchangeable.
  高等教育分成职业学院和大学制度，它们授予的文凭是不能互换的。
• Is Optimization Standard of Marine Industrial Structure the Improvement of its Tertiary Industry's Proportion?
  海洋产业结构的优化标准是提高其第三产业比重吗？
• Tertiary education depends on the education chosen in secondary education.
  三重教育取决于中等教育中的选择教育。
• 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。
• 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 the responsibility of the Higher Education Council, and funding is provided by the state.
  高等教育由高等教育委员会负责，资金由国家提供。
• The prevention of maladjustment has been described under the categories of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention.
  预防失调已被描述的类别的初级，二级和三级预防。
• Overseas tertiary education and training generally occurs via scholarships awarded by the Ministry of Education, Training and Technology.
  国外高等教育和培训通常由学生获取教育部、培训部和技术部颁发奖学金的方式进行。
• The quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present.
  地质时期中的第四纪是从第三纪一直到现在。
• 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。