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Inferiority People Opposite Quality Worse Things Superiority Infiəri'ɔriti

英语单词 inferiority
英美音标 [infiəri'ɔriti]
中文释义 n.自卑,次等
vocab简明
I say: Inferiority is opposite to superiority.
Inferiority is the quality of being worse than other things or people.
vocab扩展 You know how some movies are terrible — inferior — compared to other movies? You've noticed the inferiority of those films. Inferiority is a quality possessed by people and things that are not as good as others. To a king, the common people are defined by their inferiority. Most people agree on the inferiority of a TV dinner to a home-cooked meal. When someone feels like they are always worse off than others, they have an inferiority complex. Inferiority is the opposite of superiority.
真题原句 This seems a justification for neglect of those in need, and a rationalization of exploitation, of the superiority of those at the top and the inferiority of those at the bottom.
来源 2011.6

Tags: 单词::2011

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