“二级市场”的英语表达是 “secondary market”。
在金融领域,“secondary market”指的是已经发行的证券或金融产品进行买卖交易的市场,与“一级市场”(primary market,即新证券首次发行的市场)相对。例如:
Stocks are traded on the secondary market after their initial public offerings (IPOs).(股票在首次公开募股(IPO)后在二级市场上交易。)
The secondary market provides liquidity for investors who want to buy or sell existing securities.(二级市场为想要买卖现有证券的投资者提供了流动性。)