Word · Frequency #5966
inferior
下属;下级
核心释义
A person who is lower in rank, status, or ability than another.
- 1.
地位、身份或能力较低的人
A person of lower rank, stature, or ability to another.
- 2.
地位、等级或质量较低的人
one of lesser rank or station or quality
- 3.
下标字母、数字或符号
An inferior letter, figure, or symbol.
- 4.
位于另一个字符下方或稍偏下侧的字符或符号
a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
下标;下角标;地位、身份或能力较低的人;地位、等级或质量较低的人;下标字母、数字或符号;位于另一个字符下方或稍偏下侧的字符或符号
用法In use
He treated his inferiors with respect.
用法提示:inferiors 是 inferior 的复数形式,指地位较低的人。
In the army, a private is considered an inferior to a sergeant.
用法提示:inferior 作为名词,指等级较低的人。
The chemical formula H2O uses an inferior for the number 2.
用法提示:inferior 指下标字符,印刷或书写在基线以下的字符。
be sb's inferior
表示某人在地位、能力或身份上不如对方,可用 in 说明具体方面,如 be sb's inferior in experience。
In the company hierarchy, he is her inferior.
在公司层级中,他是她的下级。
treat sb as an inferior
复数 inferiors 常泛指地位较低的一群人,如 his social inferiors。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- social inferior
- 社会地位低下的人
- He always treats his social inferiors with contempt.他总是以轻蔑的态度对待社会地位低于他的人。
- moral inferior
- 道德低下的人
- She considered him a moral inferior for his dishonesty.她认为他因不诚实而道德低下。
- intellectual inferior
- 智力较低的人
- He felt like an intellectual inferior among the professors.在教授们中间,他感觉自己智力低下。
近义词Synonyms
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
inferior以in开头,联想“在下”,与superior(在上)相反。
语境与语域Context & Register
作为名词,inferior 有两个主要用法:1. 指地位或能力较低的人,常用于正式书面语,如社会等级、职场等场景;2. 指下标字符,常见于印刷、数学、化学等专业技术领域。整体语域偏正式或专业。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词,指地位较低的人或下标符号。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ior: superior and interior rhyme with inferior (same stressed vowel /ɪ/ and ending /riɚ/). Warrior has a similar ending but different stress. Junior and senior are pronounced with /jɚ/ (like 'yər'), and prior has /aɪɚ/. Be careful not to confuse spelling with pronunciation.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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