not good or not as good as somebody/something else 较差的；次的；比不上…的 of inferior quality 劣质的 inferior goods 劣质商品 to make somebody feel inferior 使某人自惭形秽 - inferior to somebody/something
Modern music is often considered inferior to that of the past. 现代音乐常被认为不如过去的。
Extra ExamplesHer obvious popularity made me feel inferior. 她那么受人欢迎，令我自愧不如。 His later work was vastly inferior to his early work. 他后期的作品大不如从前。 These later paintings are slightly inferior in value. 这些后期画作的价值略逊一筹。 Women are often regarded as inferior. 女性常常被视为低人一等。 The cracks in the structure were due to the poor-quality materials and inferior workmanship. 建筑物产生裂缝的原因是原料质量差、工艺水平低。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- decidedly
- greatly
- markedly
- …
- in
- to
- [usually before noun] (formal)
of lower rank; lower 级别低的；较低的 an inferior officer 下级军官
opposite superior
Word Originlate Middle English (originally as an anatomical term meaning ‘in a lower position’): from Latin, comparative of inferus ‘low’.