inferior
- adj. 差的;自卑的;下級(jí)的,下等的
- n. 下級(jí);次品
詞態(tài)變化
中文詞源
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)infra,在下面的,低的,詞源同nether,-ior,比較級(jí)后綴。即更下的,更低的,引申詞義低等的。
英文詞源
- 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.).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He preferred the company of those who were intellectually inferior to himself.
- 他喜歡與那些智力水平不如他的人共處。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Joseph made sure that he was never palmed off with inferior stuff.
- 約瑟夫確保自己從不會(huì)被騙買一些次等原料。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Most career women make me feel inferior.
- 大部分職業(yè)女性讓我感到自己不如她們。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. to make sb feel inferior
- 使某人自慚形穢
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. I grudge paying so much for such inferior goods.
- 我不愿花這么多錢買次品.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》