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单词

inferior

读音
ɪnˈfɪriər
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英式
词根

"Inferior"来自于拉丁文中的"inferus",表示“低下的”。由此词根衍生出来的其他单词有infer, inference等。

释义

adj. 差的;自卑的;下级的,下等的 n. 下级;次品 [ 复数 inferiors 比较级 more inferior 最高级 most inferior ]

例句

Modern music is often considered inferior to that of the past.
现代音乐常被认为不如过去的。
He preferred the company of those who were intellectually inferior to himself.
他喜欢与那些智力不如他的人为伍。
They were socially inferior to him.
他们在社会地位上不如他。

强化记忆

使用联想记忆法,可以将"Inferior"和"In"+"fear"+"or"三个词关联起来,使得记忆更为深刻。联想到'在......之内有恐惧或......'也就是'不如其他人或事物'。"Inferior"这个词在14世纪从拉丁文进入到英文中,最初用于天文学中,用来描述比地球更靠近太阳的天体。后来扩展应用到各种情境,用来形容等级、品质、地位等低下的事物或人。

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the food that has been eaten for generations,is somehow inferior,even subhuman.
plus machineand an inferior process.This convinced me that we would need
are better or worse than others,superior or inferior than others.We're either being racist,
were made by a lesser Godand live an inferior existence,while those made by the real God are a superior class,
I grew up hearingthat developing countries are inferior,and I really took it to heart.
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