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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The secondary effluent from Gaobeidian Sewage Treatment Plant was treated with the DGB tertiary process for groundwater recharge.
  以北京高碑店二级出水为对象，进行了二级出水地下回灌的DGB深度处理工艺的风险评价。
• Primary and secondary bitmaps are common, but messages requiring a tertiary bitmap are very rare.
  主位图和副位图较为常见，但是很少有包含第三个位图的消息。
• 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；
• 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 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。