Word · Frequency #5966
inferior
较差的；次的；低等的；下级的
lower in rank, status, or quality
- 1.
Lower in rank, status, or quality.
等级、地位或质量较低的。
- 2.
Located below:
位于下方。
- 3.
Nearer to the Sun than the Earth is.
比地球更靠近太阳的
- 4.
of or characteristic of low rank or importance
低等级或低重要性的
下方的；在下部的；比地球更靠近太阳的；内行星的；等级、地位或质量较低的。；位于下方。；比地球更靠近太阳的
In use
This product is of inferior quality compared to the brand we usually buy.
He felt inferior to his classmates because he was the only one who couldn't solve the math problem.
The inferior material used in the construction caused the bridge to collapse.
Connections
Collocations
- inferior quality
- 劣质；较差的品质
- The store sells products of inferior quality.这家商店出售劣质产品。
- be inferior to
- 次于；不如
- This model is inferior to the older one in several ways.这款型号在多个方面不如旧款。
- feel inferior
- 感到自卑；觉得低人一等
- She often felt inferior to her more experienced colleagues.她常常觉得自己比经验更丰富的同事低一等。
- socially inferior
- 社会地位较低的
- In the past, servants were considered socially inferior.在过去，仆人被认为社会地位较低。
- inferior position
- 劣势地位；较低的地位
- The workers had to negotiate from an inferior position.工人们不得不从劣势地位进行谈判。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Inferior 的首字母 i 像一个人低头，站在下方；地位、质量都比别人低，就是 inferior。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：学术/书面评价、医学解剖、天文学 inferior 的语体随义项略有不同：指“较差的/低等的”时多用于书面或正式评价，口语中更常说 worse；指“下方的”时常见于解剖学等专业语境；指“比地球更靠近太阳的”时是天文学术语。总体比较正式，日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
常用于 be inferior to 结构，表示不及、劣于
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ˈriɚ/ 结尾（美式发音），与 inferior 押韵：superior、interior、exterior、anterior、posterior、ulterior。注意：不要被拼写误导，infer /ɪnˈfɜːr/、inferno /ɪnˈfɜːrnoʊ/、inference /ˈɪnfərəns/ 等以 infer- 开头的词发音和重音都不同。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.