inferiority
noun /ɪnˌfɪəriˈɒrəti/
/ɪnˌfɪriˈɔːrəti/
[uncountable]- the state of not being as good as somebody/something else
低等；劣等；劣势 - a sense of inferiority
自卑感 - social inferiority
社会地位低下
- She accepted her inferiority to her rivals.
她接受了自己不如对手的现实。 - The invading force, conscious of their numerical inferiority at sea, decided on an airborne attack.
侵略军考虑到自己的海上兵力处于劣势，决定采取空降袭击。 - Using a false accent over the phone is a sign of inferiority.
打电话时故意作出某种口音是自卑的表现。 - the myth of racial inferiority
种族低劣的谬见
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- moral
- racial
- social
- …
- complex
- inferiority to
- a feeling of inferiority
- a sense of inferiority
词源late 16th cent.: probably from medieval Latin inferioritas, from Latin inferior ‘lower’. - a sense of inferiority