inferior
英 [ɪnˈfɪə.ri.ər]
美 [ɪnˈfɪr.i.ɚ]
- adj. 差的;自卑的;下级的,下等的
- n. 下级;次品
将“inferior”与“in-fer-i-or”这一结构相结合,记忆方法是:“in”代表向下,“fer”与“infer”相似,可以联想为将某物放下,而“ior”表示比较级。整体记忆为:将某物向下放置,代表比...低级。
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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。
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- 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.).
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 4. to make sb feel inferior
- 使某人自惭形秽
- 5. I grudge paying so much for such inferior goods.
- 我不愿花这么多钱买次品.