| 单词 | substandard |
| 释义 | substandard (once / 24522 pages) adj Something substandard is below standard — it’s shoddy or inferior. If your final paper for honors English class is scribbled on a torn sheet of notebook paper, that’s substandard work that you’ll probably have to do over. A standard is a quality by which something is judged, and sub can mean “under” like a submarine that goes under water. So things that are substandard fall below most people's standards — they're deficient in some way. A computer that stops working after two weeks is substandard. A car with faulty brakes is substandard. Substandard things are the opposite of well-made things. Turning in substandard work is a good way to get a bad grade. WORD FAMILYstandard: nonstandard, standardise, standardize, standards, substandard+/standardise: standardisation, standardised, standardiser, standardising/standardization: standardizations/standardize: standardization, standardized, standardizer, standardizes, standardizing/standardizer: standardizers USAGE EXAMPLESThe company determined the 2015 accident was caused by the rupture of a substandard metal piece supporting a pressurized helium vessel. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) “Families living in unaffordable housing are at a higher risk of being evicted, moving frequently, living in crowded or substandard conditions, or becoming homeless.” Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) Meals in prisons are often substandard and need a nutritional overhaul, says the writer and campaigner Lucy Vincent. BBC(Dec 12, 2016) adj falling short of some prescribed norm substandard housing Syn deficient, inferior nonstandard varying from or not adhering to a standard |
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