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inferior

Word family 
in·fe·ri·or1 /ɪnˈfɪəriə $ -ˈfɪriər/ ●●○ adjectiveadj  
1  BADWORSEnot good, or not as good as someone or something else 〔与其他人或物相比〕差的，次的 OPP superior
 I felt very inferior among all those academics.
与那些大学教师在一起，我自惭形秽。
 wine of inferior quality
劣质葡萄酒
 inferior goods
质量低劣的商品
inferior to
 I always felt slightly inferior to her.
我总感觉比她稍逊一筹。
 Their performance was inferior to that of other teams.
他们的表现不如其他队。
2  formalPOSITION/RANK lower in rank 低级别的，下级的 OPP superior
 an inferior court of law
初级法院；低级法院
 He refused to accept a job of inferior status.
他拒绝接受职位低的工作。
n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2
adverbs
greatly 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.
verbs
feel 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.
nouns
inferior 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.
Examples from the Corpus
inferior• What Engels stresses is that women were not inferior.• Consumers buy foreign goods because they believe that British made goods are inferior.• Shockingly, they still perceive women as inferior.• The plan was a daring one, for it would leave an inferior force in the Richmond defenses.• California oil is a heavier and inferior grade of oil, compared with other crude oils.• inferior health-care facilities• White bread is generally inferior in nutritional value.• Leiser discovered, however, that because the embassy had an inferior instrument, the pianist practiced at the local conservatory.• And far inferior is mere action to action performed with this evenness of mind.• I want the best -- I don't want some inferior model that's going to break down the first time I use it.• Does this imply that inferior performance can be expected in these structures?• Their furniture is certainly cheaper, but it's of inferior quality.• Consumers are tired of paying a high price for what is an increasingly inferior service.• But also added that he easily became impatient with any intellect inferior to his own.• Old Mr Carter was convinced that women doctors were inferior to men.• The idea that acts of love are inferior to principled acts is a deep-rooted philosophical tradition.
inferior to• Some people view American wines as inferior in quality to European wines.
inferior2 noun [countableC]  
POSITION/RANKsomeone who has a lower position or rank than you in an organization 下级，下属，部下 OPP superior
Examples from the Corpus
inferior• One is killed, or lives as a cringing inferior who may never have cubs of her own.• But people decided it was only inferiors who ate alpaca meat.• It constitutes a gesture of respect not to make social inferiors conscious of their inferiority.• It hides from the inferiors the sources of domination and the process by which this has come about.
Origin inferior1
(1400-1500) Latin “lower”, from inferus “below”
in·fe·ri·or1 adjectiveadj →n COLLOCATIONS1inferior2 noun
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