second-class

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˌsecond-ˈclass [second class second-class] BrE NAmE adjective
1. (disapproving) (of a person)less important than other people
•Older people should not be treated as second-class citizens.
2. of a lower standard or quality than the best
•a second-class education
3. only before noun connected with the less expensive way of travelling on a train, ship, etc
•second-class carriages/compartments/passengers
4. only before noun (in Britain) connected with letters, packages, etc. that you pay less to send and that are delivered less quickly
•second-class letters/stamps
5. (in the US) connected with the system of sending newspapers and magazines by mail
6. only before noun used to describe a British university degree which is good but not of the highest class
•Applicants should have at least a second-class honours degree.
Derived Word: ↑second class