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

• Women are no inferior to men.
  巾帼不让须眉。
• They had bought goods of inferior quality.
  他们购买了质量差的商品。
• He is an inferior officer.
  他是一个下等军官。
• The cassettes were of inferior quality
  那些磁带质量较差。
• The inferior and lateral convex border of the stomach is the greater curvature.
  胃的下方及侧面凸缘是胃大弯。
• The posterior borders of the left ventricle and inferior vena cava are well seen.
  左心室和下腔静脉的后界看得很清楚。
• Joseph made sure that he was never palmed off with inferior stuff.
  约瑟夫确保自己从不会被骗买一些次等原料。
• I admit that I am inferior to him in many respects.
  我自认在许多方面比他矮半截。
• There is a difference between what is superior and what is inferior.
  尊卑有别。
• This kind of inferior goods doesn't sell.
  这种次货卖不动。