Word · Frequency #21852
substandard
低于标准的；不合格的；质量不达标的
below the required standard; of inferior quality
- 1.
Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
质量低劣的；未达到最低质量要求的。
- 2.
falling short of some prescribed norm
未达到规定标准的
质量低劣的；未达到最低质量要求的。；未达到规定标准的；标准以下的；不合规格的；[化] 低于定额的
In use
The hospital had to close after inspectors found substandard medical equipment.
Many residents complained that the new apartments were built with substandard materials.
The teacher told us that our work was substandard and asked us to do it again.
substandard housing
substandard + noun
The company sold substandard products.
这家公司出售了不合格的产品。
be + substandard
The workmanship was substandard.
工艺水平低于标准。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- substandard housing
- 不达标的住房
- Many families in the region live in substandard housing.该地区许多家庭住在不达标的住房里。
- substandard goods
- 不合格商品
- The inspector found a batch of substandard goods in the warehouse.检查员在仓库里发现了一批不合格商品。
- substandard materials
- 不合格材料
- The contractor used substandard materials to cut costs.承包商使用不合格材料来降低成本。
- substandard work
- 不合格的工程
- The builder was criticized for substandard work on the bridge.这名建筑商因桥梁工程不合格而受到批评。
- substandard conditions
- 不达标的状况
- The workers complained about substandard conditions in the factory.工人们抱怨工厂里的条件不达标。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
sub（低于）+ standard（标准）→ 想象一件产品被贴上“低于标准”的标签，质量不合格。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：quality inspection reports、regulatory and official documents substandard 多用于正式或专业书面语（如质检报告、法规或新闻），指未达到最低标准；日常口语中更常说 below standard 或 not up to standard。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with 'standard' and 'nonstandard', whose stressed syllable is also /ˈstændɚd/. 'Understand' is a useful spelling lookalike but is pronounced /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ (no final /ɚd/), so it does not rhyme. 'Hazard' also ends in -ard and has the /ɚd/ ending, but its stressed vowel is /æ/ before /z/, not /ænd/, so it only shares the ending, not a rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.