“I second you”别翻译成“我第二你”，真正的意思差远了！

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“I second you”


“我排在你后面的第二”？


这是认输呢还是认怂呢？


又或者另有深意


我们一起来看看吧~





01.  "I second you"是什么意思？


second可以做动词


表达“赞成；附议”


所以"I second you"是表达对你的赞同

也常说成I second that




例：A: How about pizza for dinner?

  
今晚吃披萨怎么样?

  
B: I second that!

我赞成！
second做动词，还能表示“（临时）调任，调派”

例：Xiaoming has been seconded to the sales department.
小明被借调到销售部去了。


02. "second-guess"是什么意思？

① second-guess = 事后批评

而second-guesser就是我们中文里常说的

事后诸葛亮；“马后炮”的人



例： Xiaojiang, why didn't you say this before? Stop being a second- guesser!
小酱，为什么你事前不说呢？别做马后炮了！

②  second-guess = 猜测；预言



例：She's always trying to second-guess the boss.
她老是试图揣测老板的意图。
而second sight可以表示：

先见之明；预见力

例：She always believes her mother has the second sight.
她一直相信自己的妈妈有先见之明。

03  "second hand"是什么意思？

如果是不加横杆的

second hand意思是：秒针

如果是 second-hand 或 secondhand

则是表达：旧（的）；二手（的）

例：This bike is second-hand but it's still in good condition.

这辆自行车是二手货，但车况还不错。

04. "second thought"是什么意思？

second thought = 深思熟虑;仔细地考虑

常用的搭配：

without a second thought = 不假思索; 毫不犹豫

例：She'll spend a hundred dollars on a dress without a second thought.

她会毫不犹豫地花100美元买一条裙子。

have second thoughts = 改变主意；开始 怀疑

例：You're not having second thoughts about getting married, are you?

结婚的事你没改变主意吧？

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