[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](质量等)差的，次的 Something that is inferior is not as good as something else.
[oft ADJ to n]
The cassettes were of inferior quality...
那些磁带质量较差。
This resulted in overpriced and often inferior products...
这就导致了标价过高而往往质量低劣的产品的出现。
If children were made to feel inferior to other children their confidence declined.
如果让孩子感觉他们不如其他孩子，他们的信心就会减弱。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](地位、能力等)低等的，低于…的；下级的 If one person is regarded as inferior to another, they are regarded as less important because they have less status or ability.
[oft ADJ to n]
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。
...the inferior status of women in pre-revolutionary Russia...
革命之前俄国妇女的低微地位
Most career women make me feel inferior.
大部分职业女性让我感到自己不如她们。
Inferior is also a noun.
A gentleman should always be civil, even to his inferiors.
绅士应该总是彬彬有礼，即便是对地位不及自己者。
inferiority
I found it difficult to shake off a sense of social inferiority.
我发现很难摆脱社交自卑感。
Oxford
in·fer·ior/ɪnˈfɪəriə(r); NAmEɪnˈfɪriər/
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noun
inferiorinferiorsadjective1not good or not as good as sb/sth else 较差的；次的；比不上…的◆of inferior quality劣质的◆inferior goods劣质商品◆to make sb feel inferior使某人自惭形秽inferiorto sb/sth ◆Modern music is often considered inferior to that of the past.现代音乐常被认为不如过去的。2[usually before noun ]( formal) of lower rank; lower 级别低的；较低的◆an inferior officer下级军官OPP
superior
nouna person who is not as good as sb else; a person who is lower in rank or status 不如别人的人；级别（或地位）低的人in·fer·ior/ɪnˈfɪəriə(r); NAmEɪnˈfɪriər/
1not good, or not as good as someone or something elseOPP superior: I felt very inferior among all those academics. wine of inferior quality inferior goodsinferior to I always felt slightly inferior to her. Their performance was inferior to that of other teams.2formal lower in rankOPP superior: an inferior court of law He refused to accept a job of inferior status.COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2adverbsgreatly inferior· Iron is greatly inferior to steel in many ways.far inferior (=greatly inferior)· He easily defeated a far inferior opponent.considerably inferior (=by quite a large amount)· They have the same number of points as the league leaders, but a considerably inferior goal difference.vastly/grossly inferior (=by a very great amount)· The quality of service was vastly inferior in that other restaurant.slightly inferior (also somewhat inferior formal)· I always felt slightly inferior to her.markedly inferior (=in a way that is easy to notice)· Our equipment was markedly inferior to that of the enemy forces.socially inferior· She felt socially inferior to her husband's wealthy friends.morally inferior· Non-believers were considered morally inferior by people who adopted the new religion.intellectually inferior· Students from working-class families were made to feel intellectually inferior.intrinsically inferior (=inferior as part of its nature or character)· Recorded music is intrinsically inferior to the real thing.verbsfeel inferior· Women are made to feel inferior by men's violence towards them.consider somebody/something inferior· The poor are considered inferior by some people.nounsinferior quality· The poor soil produces wine of inferior quality.an inferior position· He argued that capitalism requires some people to be kept in an inferior position in society.inferior status formal (=an inferior position)· As a slave, he was aware of his inferior status.inferior service· He wrote a letter to complain about inferior service at the hotel.inferior goods/products· The public are being deceived into buying inferior goods.
inferior1 adjective
inferior2 noun
inferiorinferior2 noun [countable]
Examples
Collocations
someone who has a lower position or rank than you in an organizationOPP superior
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