inferiority

英 [ɪnˌfɪəriˈɒrəti]

美 [ɪnˌfɪriˈɔːrəti]

n.  低等; 劣等; 劣势

复数：inferiorities　

CET6TOEFL医学

BNC.15273 / COCA.15138

牛津词典

noun

• 低等；劣等；劣势
  the state of not being as good as sb/sth else
  1. a sense of inferiority
     自卑感
  2. social inferiority
     社会地位低下

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (质量等)差的,次的
  Something that isinferioris not as good as something else.
  1. The cassettes were of inferior quality...
     那些磁带质量较差。
  2. This resulted in overpriced and often inferior products...
     这就导致了标价过高而往往质量低劣的产品的出现。
  3. If children were made to feel inferior to other children their confidence declined.
     如果让孩子感觉他们不如其他孩子,他们的信心就会减弱。
• ADJ-GRADED (地位、能力等)低等的,低于…的;下级的
  If one person is regarded asinferior toanother, they are regarded as less important because they have less status or ability.
  1. He preferred the company of those who were intellectually inferior to himself.
     他喜欢与那些智力水平不如他的人共处。
  2. ...the inferior status of women in pre-revolutionary Russia...
     革命之前俄国妇女的低微地位
  3. Most career women make me feel inferior.
     大部分职业女性让我感到自己不如她们。
  4. Inferioris also a noun.
     
  5. A gentleman should always be civil, even to his inferiors.
     绅士应该总是彬彬有礼,即便是对地位不及自己者。

英英释义

noun

• an inferior quality
  Synonym:low quality
• the quality of being a competitive disadvantage
  Synonym:unfavorable position
• the state of being inferior
  Synonym:lower statuslower rank

双语例句

• We were surprised by the inferiority of the workmanship.
  我们对做工如此低劣感到惊讶。
• Psychiatrist: What makes you think you have an inferiority complex?
  精神病医生：是什么让你认为你有自卑情结？
• You could also have subtle feelings of inferiority from your lack of discipline.
  你还会由于缺乏纪律而对能力低的人有微妙的感觉。
• I do not understand this inferiority complex.
  我还不信克服不了自卑了。
• The enemy forces were reduced to absolute inferiority.
  敌军已处于绝对劣势。
• But initiative or passivity is inseparable from superiority or inferiority in the capacity to wage war.
  但主动或被动是和战争力量的优势或劣势分不开的。
• Many mothers schooled their daughters in the myth of female inferiority
  许多母亲把男尊女卑的错误观念传给了她们的女儿。
• In his works, we can see the author of this inferiority complex emotions revealed.
  在他的作品中，我们也可以看到作者这种自卑情绪的流露。
• I comforted myself By saying that it was only my imagination, my inferiority complex.
  我自我安慰地说，那只是我的想象，我的自卑感而已。
• Such is the interrelation between initiative and passivity, between superiority and inferiority.
  这就是主动和被动之间、优势和劣势之间的相互关系。