inferior

英 [ɪn'fɪərɪə]美 [ɪn'fɪrɪɚ]
  • adj. 差的；自卑的；下级的，下等的
  • n. 下级；次品
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中文词源

inferior 低等的

来自拉丁语infra,在下面的，低的，词源同nether,-ior,比较级后缀。即更下的，更低的，引申词义低等的。

英文词源

inferior
inferior: see under
inferior (adj.)
early 15c., of land, "low, lower," from Latin inferior "lower, further down" (also used figuratively), comparative of inferus (adj.) "that is below or beneath," from infra "below" (see infra-). Meaning "lower in degree, rank, or importance" is from 1530s; also in an absolute sense, "of low quality or rank."
inferior (n.)
"person inferior to another in rank, etc.," early 15c., from inferior (adj.).

双语例句

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。
来自柯林斯例句
2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
4. to make sb feel inferior
使某人自惭形秽
来自《权威词典》
5. I grudge paying so much for such inferior goods.
我不愿花这么多钱买次品.
来自《简明英汉词典》