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。
• Tertiary education is one of them.
  高等教育就是其中之一。
• In the new document, the State Council outlines areas where officials should promote tertiary industry.
  在这份新文件中，国务院概述了官员们应当推动发展第三产业的领域。
• 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？
• The state is the principal provider of education at primary, secondary and tertiary levels.
  政府是初级，中等和高等教育的主要提供者。
• 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。
• METHODS: This was a retrospective case-control study of dengue-associated deaths at a large tertiary care hospital.
  方法：本研究是对一所大学三级医院与登革热有关的死亡病例进行的一项回顾性比例对照研究。
• Detailed structural analysis of protein necessitates investigation at primary, secondary and tertiary levels, respectively.
  蛋白质的详细的结构分析分别需要在一级、二级和三级水平进行研究。
• 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。
• 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。