inferior

【发音】
美 /ɪn'fɪrɪɚ/ 英 /ɪn'fɪəriə/
【翻译】
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adj.下等的,劣等的
英释:not good, or not as good as someone or something else
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n. 下级, 下属
英释:someone who has a lower position or rank than you in an organization
【记忆】
infer(推断) + ior → 推断的东西是次要的, 事实才是依据 → 下等的
【短语】
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inferior quality : 低质量;次质量
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inferior in : 在…方面低劣
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inferior vena cava : 下腔静脉
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inferior products : 劣质产品
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inferior coal : 劣质煤
【例句】
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I felt very inferior among all those academics.
与那些大学教师在一起,我自惭形秽。
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wine of inferior quality
劣质葡萄酒
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inferior goods
质量低劣的商品
【真题例句】
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(2012.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...we decide whether we are superior or inferior to others on certain dimensions...
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(2008.12 • CET6 • • 阅读理解)...We are not about to go back to the days when Congress openly worried about inferior races polluting America’s bloodstream...
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(2008.12 • CET6 • • 阅读理解)...Romanians and members of other so-called inferior races became exemplary Americans and contributed greatly...
【同、近义词】
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adj.差的;自卑的;[植]下级的,下等的
junior/lower/
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n.下级;次品
lessness/subordinate/
【同根词】
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n
inferiority : 自卑;下属;次等;下部