inferiority

英 [ɪn,fɪərɪ'ɒrɪtɪ]美 [ɪn,fɪrɪ'ɔrəti]
  • n. 自卑；下属；次等；下部
TOEFL 中低频词

中文词源

inferiority 低等，劣等

来自inferior,低等的。

英文词源

inferiority (n.)
1590s, probably from Medieval Latin *inferioritas; see inferior + -ity. Inferiority complex first attested 1922.
The surrender of life is nothing to sinking down into acknowledgment of inferiority. [John C. Calhoun]

双语例句

1. Many mothers schooled their daughters in the myth of female inferiority.
许多母亲把男尊女卑的错误观念传给了她们的女儿。
来自柯林斯例句
2. a sense of inferiority
自卑感
来自《权威词典》
3. They believe that submission in no way implies inferiority.
他们认为服从决不意味着低人一等.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. He was acting out his feelings of inferiority by being overly aggressive.
他通过过于暴躁好斗的行为来宣泄自卑感.
来自《简明英汉词典》