inferior
inferior 英 [ɪnˈfɪəriə(r)] 美 [ɪnˈfɪriə(r)]
adj. 差的；下等的
名词复数:inferiors
- You might call something inferior if its quality isn't as good as another, comparable thing, like that kite that you can't get to fly no matter how fast you run back and forth while your friend's kite soars overhead.
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- adj. 差的；下等的
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1. an inferior officer
下级军官
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2. of inferior quality
劣质的
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3. inferior goods
劣质商品
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4. to make sb feel inferior
使某人自惭形秽
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5. Modern music is often considered inferior to that of the past.
现代音乐常被认为不如过去的。
- inferior (adj.) early 15c., of land, "low, lower down, lower in position," from Latin inferior "lower, farther down" (also used figuratively), comparative of inferus (adj.) "that is below or beneath," from infra "below" (see infra-). Meaning "lower in degree, rank, grade, or importance" is from 1530s; absolutely, "of low quality or rank," also from 1530s.
- inferior (n.) "person inferior to another in rank, etc.," early 15c., from inferior (adj.).
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