thirdhand.
/thurd-hand/US // ˈθɜrdˈhænd //
第三手,第三只手,三手,第三手牌
Definitions
adj.adjective · 形容词
- 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.adverb · 副词
- 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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