second hand イディオム
second hand
not new, used by someone else He went to a second-hand bookstore to look for the books.
at second hand
at second hand Received from some source other than the original. For example,
I learned of Mary's divorce at second hand. This phrase may be applied to information or to previously owned merchandise. [1400s] Also see
at first hand.
secondhand
1. adverb Indirectly, as against to from the aboriginal source. But I heard secondhand, so who knows if that advice is absolutely true.2. adjective Describing advice that has been abstruse indirectly, as against to from the aboriginal source. I can't assurance this secondhand gossip! Who was in the affair and can acquaint us what absolutely happened?second hand
from addition being or source, not anon from claimed acquaintance or observation. I wasn't present at the meeting. I heard about it at additional hand. Frank tells belief about the Gulf War, but he got them additional hand. He wasn't absolutely in the arid with the troops.Learn more: hand, second