not good or not as good as somebody/something else 較差的；次的；比不上…的 of inferior quality 劣質的 inferior goods 劣質商品 to make somebody feel inferior 使某人自慚形穢 - inferior to somebody/something
Modern music is often considered inferior to that of the past. 現代音樂常被認爲不如過去的。
Extra ExamplesHer obvious popularity made me feel inferior. 她那麽受人歡迎，令我自愧不如。 His later work was vastly inferior to his early work. 他後期的作品大不如從前。 These later paintings are slightly inferior in value. 這些後期畫作的價值略遜一籌。 Women are often regarded as inferior. 女性常常被視爲低人一等。 The cracks in the structure were due to the poor-quality materials and inferior workmanship. 建築物産生裂縫的原因是原料質量差、工藝水平低。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- decidedly
- greatly
- markedly
- …
- in
- to
- [usually before noun] (formal)
of lower rank; lower 級别低的；較低的 an inferior officer 下級軍官
opposite superior
Word Originlate Middle English (originally as an anatomical term meaning ‘in a lower position’): from Latin, comparative of inferus ‘low’.