/ɪnˈfɪəriə(r) ||; ɪnˈfɪrɪɚ/adjinferior (to sb/sth) low or lower in social position, importance, quality, etc (社会地位、重要性、质量等)低的,较低的,低下的:
This material is obviously inferior to that one.这种材料的质量显然不如那种材料。Don't let people make you feel inferior.不要让别人使你感到自卑。 [OPP] superior 反义词为superior➔inferiornoun [C]:
She always treats me as her intellectual inferior.她总是把我看作是智力上不如她的人。 ➔inferiority /ɪnˌfɪəriˈɒrəti; US -ˈɔ:r- ||; ɪnˌfɪrɪˈɔrətɪ/ noun [U]
inferior1/InˋfIrIɚ; InˈfIəriə/adj not good, or not as good as someone or something else [ superior ] 差的﹔次的: wine of inferior quality 劣质葡萄酒+to I always felt slightly inferior to her. 我总觉得比她稍逊一筹。 —inferiority /In͵fIrIˋɔrətI; InˌfIəriˈɒrəti or InˌfIəriˈɒrIti/n [U] She suffers from feelings of inferiority. 她有自卑感。
inferior2n [C] someone who has a lower position or rank than you in an organization [ superior ] 下级﹐下属﹐部下
inferiorinferiorinferiorsadjectivenot as good or important as another person or thing: Lisa's so clever she always makes me feel inferior.oppositesuperior