名詞 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
   同義詞：subscript

形容詞 inferior:

1. of or characteristic of low rank or importance
2. of low or inferior quality
3. inferior in rank or status
   同義詞：junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate
4. written or printed below and to one side of another character
   同義詞：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
   同義詞：deficient, substandard

1. A cheaper camera is not always inferior to a more expensive one.
   廉價照相機的質(zhì)量并總不比昂貴的差。
2. Poor as he is (=Though he is poor), he doesn't feel inferior.
   雖然他窮，他并不覺得低人一等。
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.
   這塑膠的質(zhì)料比玻璃差。
5. They regarded their servants as their inferiors in every way.
   他們認為他們的傭人在各方面都低他們一等。
6. These people occupy an inferior position in local society.
   這些人在當?shù)厣鐣佑谙碌鹊匚弧?/div>
7. He's so clever, he makes me feel inferior.
   他那么聰明，讓我自愧不如。

in.fe.ri.or

adj.Abbr. inf.（形容詞）縮寫 inf.
Low or lower in order, degree, or rank:
下級的，下屬的：在等級、程度或官階中低的或較低的：
例句：
Captain is an inferior rank to major.
上尉是低于少校的一個官階

Low or lower in quality, value, or estimation:
低等的，較差的：在質(zhì)量、價值或估量大小上低的或較低的：
例句：
inferior craft; felt inferior to his older sibling.
低等的手工藝品；感到比他的兄妹們低一等

Second-rate; poor:
次等的；較劣的：
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.
【植物學】 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.
【解剖學】 下的：處于下方的或向下生長的
Printing Set below the normal line of type; subscript.
【印刷術(shù)】 下標的：置于正常印刷基線以下的；下標的
Astronomy
【天文學】
Orbiting between the earth and the sun:
在地球軌道內(nèi)側(cè)的：在太陽與地球之間繞太陽旋轉(zhuǎn)的：
例句：
Mercury is an inferior planet.
水星是在地球軌道內(nèi)側(cè)的一顆行星

Lying below the horizon.
地平線以下的
n.Abbr. inf.（名詞）縮寫 inf.
A person lower in rank, status, or accomplishment than another.
下級：在官階、地位或成就上不如另一個人的人
Printing An inferior character, such as the number 2 inCO 2.
【印刷術(shù)】 下標符號：一個下標的字或符號，如CO 2 中的數(shù)字2

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Latin [comparative of] onferus [low] * see ôdher-
源自 拉丁語 [] onferus的比較級 [低的] *參見 ôdher-

【引伸】
infe.rior.ity