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inferior

/in-feer-ee-er/US // ɪnˈfɪər i ər //UK // (ɪnˈfɪərɪə) //

劣质,劣质的,劣势,低级

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lesser较少的,较少,更少,更少的secondary次级,次要的,二级,次级的lousy蹩脚的,糟糕的,蹩脚,糟糕的是substandard不合格的,不合格,不达标,不达标的indifferent无动于衷,漠不关心,漠不关心的,无动于衷的mediocre平平淡淡,平凡的,平庸的,平庸lower较低的,较低,低层,低级bottom底部,底层,底,底端minus减去,减去了,负数,减少second第二,其次,第二个,第二位subordinate隶属,隶属的,隶属关系,隶属机构subsidiary附属机构,附属公司,附属,附属的peon同龄人,同伴,朋克,农民工menial琐碎的,琐碎,琐事,琐碎的人junior初级,初中生,初级的,初中minor未成年,小型,小型的,未成年人junk垃圾,垃圾桶,废料,杂物lemon柠檬,檬,柠条worse更糟糕的是,更糟的是,更坏的是,更差的是fair公平,公正,公平的,公正的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : lower in station, rank, degree, or grade: a rank inferior to colonel.
    • : lower in place or position; closer to the bottom or base: descending into the inferior regions of the earth.
    • : of comparatively low grade; poor in quality; substandard: an inferior product.
    • : less important, valuable, or worthy: B+ bonds are inferior to AAA bonds.
    • : acting or performing in a way that is comparatively poor or mediocre: an inferior observer of human nature.
    • : Botany. situated below some other organ. inserted below the ovary. having a superior calyx.
    • : Anatomy. lower in place or position; situated beneath another.toward the feet.Compare superior.
    • : Astronomy. lying below the horizon: the inferior part of a meridian.
    • : Printing. written or printed low on a line of text, as the “2” in H2O; subscript.Compare superior.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person inferior to another or others, as in rank or merit.
    • : Also called subscript. Printing. a letter, number, or symbol written or printed low on a line of text.Compare superior.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.less in rank, importance
Synonyms
lesser较少的,较少,更少,更少的secondary次级,次要的,二级,次级的bottom底部,底层,底,底端junior初级,初中生,初级的,初中less更少,较少,少,更少的lower较低的,较低,低层,低级menial琐碎的,琐碎,琐事,琐碎的人minor未成年,小型,小型的,未成年人minus减去,减去了,负数,减少peon同龄人,同伴,朋克,农民工second第二,其次,第二个,第二位subordinate隶属,隶属的,隶属关系,隶属机构subsidiary附属机构,附属公司,附属,附属的back seat后座,后排座位,后坐,后排座椅bottom-rung底层,底层的,底层建筑,底层人士entry-level入门级,初级水平,入门级别,初级nether阴曹地府,阴部,阴间,阴面second-banana第二个香蕉,第二香蕉,第二种香蕉,第二批香蕉second-fiddle附庸风雅,第二位,附属品,第二位的second-string二弦,第二弦,第二行,二线smaller较小的,更小的,较小,更小subjacent毗连,毗邻,毗连的,毗邻的under根据,下,在,下的underneath底下,底下的,底下的人
adj.poor, second-rate
Synonyms
indifferent无动于衷,漠不关心,漠不关心的,无动于衷的lousy蹩脚的,糟糕的,蹩脚,糟糕的是mediocre平平淡淡,平凡的,平庸的,平庸substandard不合格的,不合格,不达标,不达标的average平均,平均数,平均水平,平均而言bad不好,坏的,坏,不好的base基础,基地,基层,底层common常见的,普通,共同,共同的fair公平,公正,公平的,公正的good-for-nothing不稂不莠,无用的东西,无用的,无用的人hack黑客,黑客攻击,黑客行为,黑客袭击imperfect不完善,不完美,不完善的,不完美的junk垃圾,垃圾桶,废料,杂物lemon柠檬,檬,柠条mean意味着,是指,意思是说,意思是middling中等水平,中等,中等水平的,中等规模ordinary普通,普通的,寻常,一般worse更糟糕的是,更糟的是,更坏的是,更差的是déclassé退役的,退役,已退役,已退役的low-grade低档次,低档,低档次的,低等级low-rent低租金,廉租,廉租房,低租paltry微不足道,微不足道的,渺小,渺小的poorer较差的,更穷,较差,较穷sad悲伤,伤心,悲伤的,悲哀second-class二等,二等品,二等奖,二等舱sorry对不起,抱歉,遗憾的是tawdry龌龊的,龌龊,淫荡的,卑鄙的two-bit两位,两位数,二位,双位wretched凄惨的,惨不忍睹,惨不忍睹的,凄惨
nounperson of lesser rank, importance
Synonyms
adherent追随者,粘附性,粘着性,粘附者attendant服务员,侍者,服务人员,随从auxiliary辅助性,辅助性的,辅助的,辅助deputy议员,代表,议员们disciple弟子,徒弟,弟子们,门徒follower跟随者,追随者,从者,从业人员hanger-on食客,门客,食客们hireling雇佣兵,雇工,雇佣军,雇用人员junior初级,初中生,初级的,初中menial琐碎的,琐碎,琐事,琐碎的人minion奴才,爪牙,仆人,奴仆minor未成年,小型,小型的,未成年人peon同龄人,同伴,朋克,农民工satellite卫星,星际subaltern中尉,中产阶级,中层人士,中下层人士subject主题,课题,题目,题材subordinate隶属,隶属的,隶属关系,隶属机构sycophant跟屁虫,跟班,附庸风雅,跟班的underling下属,下属人员,隶属关系,下属们second banana第二根香蕉,第二个香蕉,第二只香蕉,第二香蕉

Examples

  • I was not inadequate or inferior, but trying to fit into spaces that had not been created with people like me in mind.

  • The nub of her argument, whether acting for men or women plaintiffs, was that treating men and women differently under the law helped tokeep woman in her place, a place inferior to that occupied by men in our society.

  • To some degree the AMP initiative is part of that, making sure that the mobile web experience isn’t completely inferior to the app experience.

  • After the census office used inferior paper cards that left fibers in the mercury, Hollerith required his customers to purchase his own high-quality cards.

  • Just because you live alone doesn’t mean that you’re somehow living an inferior life.

  • Some were blatantly inferior, he said, at times with metal shavings and burrs in the threads.

  • Think about this: music is the only branch of the entertainment world to embrace progressively inferior technologies.

  • While it came with multiple different preset control styles, it was still an inferior system.

  • People listen to it on tinny cellphone speakers that are entirely inferior to what they had in lo-tech times of yore.

  • Adderall is an inferior drug, asserts Hart, because of its side effects.

  • Then we are again overgrown boys, beings of inferior race and incapable of being civilized.

  • But closely allied to this subject, and not inferior to it in importance, stands that of Industrial Training.

  • Dearer than the cigarritos are the cigars, which are not inferior to the best Havanna.

  • He is thought to be little inferior to Racine in the merit of his dramatic compositions.

  • But, glad as was the schemer, his delight and sense of freedom were much inferior to those of his misguided and unlucky partner.

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