inferior
adjective /ɪnˈfɪəriə(r)/
/ɪnˈfɪriər/
- not good or not as good as somebody/something else
较差的；次的；比不上…的 - of inferior quality
劣质的 - inferior goods
劣质商品 - to make somebody feel inferior
使某人自惭形秽 - inferior to somebody/something Modern music is often considered inferior to that of the past.
现代音乐常被认为不如过去的。
- Her obvious popularity made me feel inferior.
她那么受人欢迎，令我自愧不如。 - His later work was vastly inferior to his early work.
他后期的作品大不如从前。 - These later paintings are slightly inferior in value.
这些后期画作的价值略逊一筹。 - Women are often regarded as inferior.
女性常常被视为低人一等。 - The cracks in the structure were due to the poor-quality materials and inferior workmanship.
建筑物产生裂缝的原因是原料质量差、工艺水平低。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- decidedly
- greatly
- markedly
- …
- in
- to
- of inferior quality
- [usually before noun] (formal) of lower rank; lower
级别低的；较低的 - an inferior officer
下级军官
opposite superior - an inferior officer
词源late Middle English (originally as an anatomical term meaning ‘in a lower position’): from Latin, comparative of inferus ‘low’.