a.
- 二流的，二等的We bought it in a second-rate department store.
我們在一家二流的百貨店買下它的。
- 普普通通的，平庸的He was a very second-rate writer himself, but he appreciated and discovered talent in others.
雖然他自己只是個普通作家，可他能欣賞並發現別人的才智。
They gave a second-rate performance and the audience were disappointed.他們的表演實屬二流，觀眾大失所望。
衍生
n.
second-rater
辨析
同義參見:
unsatisfactory