tertiary
adj. 第三的,第三位的,第三级的;高等(教育);第三产业的;次要的;第三期治疗的;(化)叔的,特的;(地质)第三纪(或系)的
n. (地质)第三纪,第三系,第三纪岩(the Tertiary);第三修道会会员(某些基督教组织做杂务的会支)
复数 tertiaries
例句
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。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
The Tertiary Period was separated into division of time that were equal in length.
第三纪被划分为等长的时间单位。
This change in plankton found in marine deposits is what marks the boundary between the Cretaceous and the Tertiary.
海洋沉积物中浮游生物的这种变化标志着白垩纪和第三纪的分界线。