second-generation

形容词 adj.
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英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to someone whose parents are immigrants. not-comparable
    — MP Taverna offers a second-generation, melting-pot vision of an America where Greek flavors have been woven into the fabric of American cooking so thoroughly that they’re taken for granted.
  2. Of or pertaining to a second version of something that is materially different to the first. not-comparable
    — Looming over her is the statistic that only 30 percent of family-owned businesses make it through the second generation. That data is from 1987, but experts say it still holds true today. It is known as the second-generation curse.
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