inferior

名词 inferior:

1. one of lesser rank or station or quality
2. a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
   同义词：subscript

形容词 inferior:

1. of or characteristic of low rank or importance
2. of low or inferior quality
3. inferior in rank or status
   同义词：junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate
4. written or printed below and to one side of another character
   同义词：subscript
5. having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit
6. lower than a given reference point
7. falling short of some prescribed norm
   同义词：deficient, substandard

1. A cheaper camera is not always inferior to a more expensive one.
   廉价照相机的质量并总不比昂贵的差。
2. Poor as he is (=Though he is poor), he doesn't feel inferior.
   虽然他穷，他并不觉得低人一等。
3. Woman is inferior to man in strength.
   女人力量不及男人。
4. This plastic is inferior in quality to glass.
   这塑胶的质料比玻璃差。
5. They regarded their servants as their inferiors in every way.
   他们认为他们的佣人在各方面都低他们一等。
6. These people occupy an inferior position in local society.
   这些人在当地社会居于下等地位。
7. He's so clever, he makes me feel inferior.
   他那么聪明，让我自愧不如。

in.fe.ri.or

adj.Abbr. inf.（形容词）缩写 inf.
Low or lower in order, degree, or rank:
下级的，下属的：在等级、程度或官阶中低的或较低的：
例句：
Captain is an inferior rank to major.
上尉是低于少校的一个官阶

Low or lower in quality, value, or estimation:
低等的，较差的：在质量、价值或估量大小上低的或较低的：
例句：
inferior craft; felt inferior to his older sibling.
低等的手工艺品；感到比他的兄妹们低一等

Second-rate; poor:
次等的；较劣的：
例句：
an inferior student.
劣等生

Situated under or beneath.
以下的，下面的
Botany Located below the perianth and other floral parts. Used of an ovary.
【植物学】 下位的：位于花被和其它部分以下的。用于指子房
Anatomy Located beneath or directed downward.
【解剖学】 下的：处于下方的或向下生长的
Printing Set below the normal line of type; subscript.
【印刷术】 下标的：置于正常印刷基线以下的；下标的
Astronomy
【天文学】
Orbiting between the earth and the sun:
在地球轨道内侧的：在太阳与地球之间绕太阳旋转的：
例句：
Mercury is an inferior planet.
水星是在地球轨道内侧的一颗行星

Lying below the horizon.
地平线以下的
n.Abbr. inf.（名词）缩写 inf.
A person lower in rank, status, or accomplishment than another.
下级：在官阶、地位或成就上不如另一个人的人
Printing An inferior character, such as the number 2 inCO 2.
【印刷术】 下标符号：一个下标的字或符号，如CO 2 中的数字2

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Latin [comparative of] onferus [low] * see ôdher-
源自 拉丁语 [] onferus的比较级 [低的] *参见 ôdher-

【引伸】
infe.rior.ity