Dictionary entry
junior-grade
adjective
级别较低的；下级的；次等的
of a lower rank or status; inferior
这里指级别或地位较低，不是学校年级中的“低年级”。
- 1.
s inferior in rank or status
低年级
低年级
In use
After six months of training, she accepted a junior-grade position in the sales team.
The new intern often asks junior-grade colleagues for help with the daily reports.
He was promoted from a junior-grade clerk to a senior manager within three years.
junior-grade + noun
通常置于名词前作定语。
She teaches junior-grade students.
她教低年级学生。
be + junior-grade
可用于系动词后作表语。
His rank is junior-grade.
他的级别是初级。
Common mistakes
He is a junior-grade in the company.He is a junior-grade employee in the company.
“junior-grade” 是形容词，不能单独作名词使用，必须修饰一个名词。中文学习者可能受汉语中形容词可作名词的影响而遗漏了被修饰的名词。
She is a junior-grade student in high school.She is a junior in high school.
“junior-grade” 表示低级别或低级，不是指三年级学生。正确的表示三年级学生的词是“junior”（名词）。中文学习者可能误将“低年级”直接翻译为“junior grade”。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.