thirdhand
/thurd-hand/US // ˈθɜrdˈhænd //
第三手,第三只手,三手,第三手牌
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : previously used or owned by two successive people.
- : secondhand, especially in poor condition.
- : obtained through two intermediates successively; twice removed from the original source.
adv.副词 adverb
- 1
- : after two other users or owners: He bought the guitar thirdhand.
- : by way of several intermediate sources; indirectly.
Examples
All the witnesses could offer were thirdhand accounts or deathbed confessions that came decades after the fact.
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