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| Processed by: | goldyn_chyld (2023-01-28 09:17:13 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 72869 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> 1) 次之 generally has nothing to do with a competition. E.g. 據非正式統計，自殺原因以債務纏身、經濟困窘居首，感情問題、久病厭世等次之。 "According to unofficial estimates, debt and financial problems are the leading causes of suicide, with relationship problems and chronic illness close behind." The causes of suicide do not compete with each other! 2) "occupying second place" -- Is that supposed to be a noun phrase? As in "Occupying second place is not good enough – you must win!"? As far as I can see 次之 is never used that way. 3) "second" is not a good way to define 次之. A verb is needed: "to rank second" or "to come second" etc. E.g. 久病厭世等次之 This means "chronic illness ranks second". It would be incorrect to translate it as "chronic illness second". * * * Ex. 亞熱帶闊葉林植物以殼斗科為主，樟科次之。 "Subtropical broadleaf forests consist primarily of beeches, with camphor trees being the second most common." 翻開各校外籍「學位生」主修的科系，以商業、企管為大宗，工程、製造業的應用科技次之，人文藝術科系排第三。 Business administration and finance typically feature the largest number of advanced courses taught in English, followed by engineering and applied technology, and then the humanities and the arts. 其中日本漫畫高達95%，次之為香港的133種占4%， with Japanese manga accounting for 95% of that number, followed by 4% from Hong Kong. 豆子品質最重要，占60～70%比重，烘焙技術次之（20～30%），最後是萃取沖煮手法（10～20%）。 Atop the list was bean quality, which they reckoned accounted for 60–70% of the results. Next was roasting technique at 20–30%, leaving 10–20% for proper brewing to extract the essence of the beans. 根據農委會統計，截至2011底，已通過驗證的有機農業面積為5,015公頃，以水稻、蔬菜為主，果樹、茶樹次之， According to the Council of Agriculture, 5,015 hectares of farmland were certified for organic farming by the end of 2011, the chief crops being paddy rice and vegetables, followed by fruit and tea. 其中以印度產的老山檀香表面光滑緻密，香氣醇正，品質最佳，澳洲、印尼香次之。 The sandalwood produced in the mountains of India is the highest quality, with a glossy and fine-grained appearance and a pure and rich scent. The sandalwood produced in Australia and Indonesia follow in quality. 在所有受訪者中，在工業界任職的，佔最高比例，就學中的次之， "In terms of the occupations of the respondents, the largest single category was those working in industry. This was followed by "students,"" 從職業區塊分析，留台外國人，以外籍勞工（69.4%）最多，外籍配偶（19.9%）次之，兩者相加約佔了43萬人， Looking at sectors in which foreigners are employed, we see that foreign laborers compose the lion's share with 69.4% and foreign spouses come in second with 19.9%. Together, these two groups represent some 430,000 individuals. 加上開發目的又以石化、電力、水泥等重工業為主、港灣建設次之， Furthermore, most of the development involved heavy industry, such as petrochemicals, electricity, and cement; port facilities were secondary. 從幹細胞的數量來看，臍帶血中的幹細胞濃度最高，骨髓次之，周邊血最低。 Checking the figures, we find that the highest concentration of stem cells is in cord blood, with marrow coming in second, and peripheral blood the lowest. 「咖」來自英文cast的諧音，近來已成為電視上普遍的流行用語，用來指角色，A咖指大牌，B咖次之，C咖則意指不重要的角色。 Ka, a Mandarin adoption of the beginning of the English word "cast," has recently entered the popular jargon vocabulary, and is largely used similarly to the English "list" when referring to a cast of players-A-ka being "A-list" and thus the main attraction, B-ka "B-list" or second fiddle, and C-ka the others. |
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- 次之 次之 [ci4 zhi1] /second (in a competition)/occupying second place/ + 次之 次之 [ci4 zhi1] /to rank second (in terms of some attribute: size, frequency, quality etc)/ |