| 单词 | inferior |
| 释义 | inferior —inferiority /in fear'ee awr"i tee, -or"-/, n. —inferiorly, adv. /in fear"ee euhr/, adj. 1. lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often fol. by to): a rank inferior to colonel. 2. lower in place or position; closer to the bottom or base: descending into the inferior regions of the earth. 3. of comparatively low grade; poor in quality; substandard: an inferior product. 4. less important, valuable, or worthy: B+ bonds are inferior to AAA bonds. 5. acting or performing in a way that is comparatively poor or mediocre: an inferior observer of human nature. 6. Bot. a. situated below some other organ. b. (of a calyx) inserted below the ovary. c. (of an ovary) having a superior calyx. 7. Anat. (of an organ or part) a. lower in place or position; situated beneath another. b. toward the feet. Cf. superior (def. 9). 8. Astron. lying below the horizon: the inferior part of a meridian. 9. Print. written or printed low on a line of text, as the "2" in H2O; subscript. Cf. superior (def. 10). n. 10. a person inferior to another or others, as in rank or merit. 11. Also called subscript. Print. a letter, number, or symbol written or printed low on a line of text. Cf. superior (def. 12). [1400-50; late ME < L, equiv. to infer(us) lower (cf. UNDER) + -ior comp. suffix] Syn. 3. mediocre, low-quality, second-rate. |
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