英语词汇“inferior”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	inferior
释义	in·ferior I. \ənˈfirēə(r), -ˈfēr-, (ˈ)in\|f-\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, comp. of inferus low, situated beneath — more at under 1. : situated lower down or nearer what is regarded as the bottom or base : lower, nether < inferior latitudes > < inferior rock strata > 2. a. : of lower degree or rank < was a member of an inferior caste > < a major is inferior to a colonel > b. : of lower degree or rank < inferior classes of society > 3. a. : of less importance, value, or merit : of poorer quality < the child … considers himself inferior to the adult figures — G.S.Blum > < declined to an inferior position among the world powers > < inferior chess move > < easily beat his inferior opponent > b. of a railroad train : required to yield right of way in the absence of specific orders c. : of poor quality : mediocre : second-rate < furniture of inferior workmanship > < inferior pupil > < inferior violinist > 4. a. of a part of the upright body : situated below another and especially another similar part — compare superior 6a < inferior vena cava > < inferior meatus of the nose > < inferior rectus muscle of the eye > b. of a part of the quadrupedal body (1) : situated in a more posterior position (2) : situated more ventrad than another and especially another similar part : ventral 5. of a part of a plant a. : situated below another organ: (1) of a calyx : free from the ovary (2) of an ovary : adnate to the calyx or other floral envelope b. : abaxial c. : situated low on the stipe 6. : subscript < inferior letter > < inferior number > — used usually postpositionally < for “H₂O” read “H, 2 inferior, O” > — contrasted with superior II. noun (-s) 1. : a person or thing inferior to another (as in worth, status, or importance) < disdainful of his social inferiors > 2. : a subscript character (as in printing)
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