inferior

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

in·fer·ior [inferior inferiors] adjective, noun BrE [ɪnˈfɪəriə(r)] NAmE [ɪnˈfɪriər]
adjective
1. not good or not as good as sb/sth else
•of inferior quality
•inferior goods
•to make sb feel inferior
•~ to sb/sth Modern music is often considered inferior to that of the past.
2. usually before noun (formal)of lower rank; lower
•an inferior officer
Opp: ↑superior

Word Origin:
late Middle English (originally as an anatomical term meaning ‘in a lower position’): from Latin, comparative of inferus ‘low’.

Example Bank:
•Her obvious popularity made me feel inferior.
•His later work was vastly inferior to his early work.
•These later paintings are slightly inferior in value.
•Women are often regarded as inferior.
•The cracks in the structure were due to the poor-quality materials and inferior workmanship.

 
noun
a person who is not as good as sb else; a person who is lower in rank or status

Word Origin:
late Middle English (originally as an anatomical term meaning ‘in a lower position’): from Latin, comparative of inferus ‘low’.

Example Bank:
•She considered everyone her intellectual inferior.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  deficient, substandard, subscript
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  superior, adscript, superscript, higher-up, superordinate