inferior

英 [ɪnˈfɪəriə(r)]

美 [ɪnˈfɪriər]

adj.  较差的; 次的; 比不上…的; 级别低的; 较低的
n.  不如别人的人; 级别(或地位)低的人

复数：inferiors　

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Collins.2 / BNC.5966 / COCA.7505

牛津词典

adj.

• 较差的；次的；比不上…的
  not good or not as good as sb/sth else
  1. of inferior quality
     劣质的
  2. inferior goods
     劣质商品
  3. to make sb feel inferior
     使某人自惭形秽
  4. Modern music is often considered inferior to that of the past.
     现代音乐常被认为不如过去的。
• 级别低的；较低的
  of lower rank; lower
  1. an inferior officer
     下级军官

noun

• 不如别人的人；级别（或地位）低的人
  a person who is not as good as sb else; a person who is lower in rank or status

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (质量等)差的,次的
  Something that isinferioris not as good as something else.
  1. The cassettes were of inferior quality...
     那些磁带质量较差。
  2. This resulted in overpriced and often inferior products...
     这就导致了标价过高而往往质量低劣的产品的出现。
  3. If children were made to feel inferior to other children their confidence declined.
     如果让孩子感觉他们不如其他孩子,他们的信心就会减弱。
• ADJ-GRADED (地位、能力等)低等的,低于…的;下级的
  If one person is regarded asinferior toanother, they are regarded as less important because they have less status or ability.
  1. He preferred the company of those who were intellectually inferior to himself.
     他喜欢与那些智力水平不如他的人共处。
  2. ...the inferior status of women in pre-revolutionary Russia...
     革命之前俄国妇女的低微地位
  3. Most career women make me feel inferior.
     大部分职业女性让我感到自己不如她们。
  4. Inferioris also a noun.
     
  5. A gentleman should always be civil, even to his inferiors.
     绅士应该总是彬彬有礼,即便是对地位不及自己者。

英英释义

noun

• a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
  Synonym:subscript
• one of lesser rank or station or quality

adj

• falling short of some prescribed norm
  1. substandard housing
  Synonym:deficientsubstandard
• of or characteristic of low rank or importance
• of low or inferior quality
• having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit
  1. Mercury and Venus are inferior planets
• written or printed below and to one side of another character
  Synonym:subscript
• lower than a given reference point
  1. inferior alveolar artery

双语例句

• This resulted in overpriced and often inferior products
  这就导致了标价过高而往往质量低劣的产品的出现。
• My inferior understanding prevents my grasping the unquestionable soundness of the mission.
  我理解力差，无法理解这次任务的绝对正确性。
• But in the higher control of mind and development of intellectual and spiritual reciprocation, you are somewhat inferior.
  但是更高的心智控制和智力的发展以及灵性互换，你们稍微有些差强人意。
• If children were made to feel inferior to other children their confidence declined.
  如果让孩子感觉他们不如其他孩子，他们的信心就会减弱。
• People who sense that they are inferior have to compensate, and often over-compensate by way of outward achievement.
  觉得自卑的人只有通过外在的成就来弥补自己的不足，但往往都做过了头。
• Inferior goods should not be sold as high-quality ones.
  不能拿次货顶好货卖。
• Entanglements, I spent so many years, still be inferior to a ignorant.
  纠结，我相处了这么多年，还不如一个一无所知的人。
• Most career women make me feel inferior.
  大部分职业女性让我感到自己不如她们。
• This kind of inferior goods doesn't sell.
  这种次货卖不动。
• He preferred the company of those who were intellectually inferior to himself.
  他喜欢与那些智力水平不如他的人共处。