inferior 音标拼音: [ɪnf'ɪriɚ]
a . 次等的,较低的,下方的,下级的
n . 低下的人,次品,下附文字
次等的,较低的,下方的,下级的低下的人,次品,下附文字
inferior adj 1 :
of or characteristic of low rank or importance [
ant :
{
superior }]
2 :
of low or inferior quality [
ant : {
superior }]
3 :
written or printed below and to one side of another character [
synonym : {
subscript }, {
inferior }] [
ant : {
adscript }, {
superior },
{
superscript }]
4 :
having an orbit between the sun and the Earth '
s orbit ;
"
Mercury and Venus are inferior planets " [
ant : {
superior }]
5 :
lower than a given reference point ; "
inferior alveolar artery "
6 :
falling short of some prescribed norm ; "
substandard housing "
[
synonym : {
deficient }, {
inferior }, {
substandard }]
n 1 :
one of lesser rank or station or quality [
ant : {
higher -
up },
{
superior }, {
superordinate }]
2 :
a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character [
synonym :
{
subscript }, {
inferior }] [
ant : {
superior }, {
superscript }]
Inferior \
In *
fe "
ri *
or \,
a . [
L .,
compar .
of inferus that is below ,
underneath ,
the lower ;
akin to E .
under :
cf .
F .
inf ['
e ]
rieur .
See {
Under }.]
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1 .
Lower in place ,
rank ,
value ,
excellence ,
etc .;
less important or valuable ;
subordinate ;
underneath ;
beneath .
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A thousand inferior and particular propositions .
--
I .
Watts .
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The body ,
or ,
as some love to call it ,
our inferior nature . --
Burke .
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Whether they are equal or inferior to my other poems ,
an author is the most improper judge .
--
Dryden .
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2 .
Poor or mediocre ;
as ,
an inferior quality of goods .
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3 . (
Astron .)
(
a )
Nearer the sun than the earth is ;
as ,
the inferior or interior planets ;
an inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus .
(
b )
Below the horizon ;
as ,
the inferior part of a meridian .
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4 . (
Bot .)
(
a )
Situated below some other organ ; --
said of a calyx when free from the ovary ,
and therefore below it ,
or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx .
(
b )
On the side of a flower which is next the bract ;
anterior .
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5 . (
Min .)
Junior or subordinate in rank ;
as ,
an inferior officer .
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{
Inferior court } (
Law ),
a court subject to the jurisdiction of another court known as the {
superior court },
or {
higher court }.
{
Inferior letter }, {
Inferior figure } (
Print .),
a small letter or figure standing at the bottom of the line (
opposed to {
superior letter }
or figure ),
as in A2 ,
Bn ,
2 and n are inferior characters .
{
Inferior tide },
the tide corresponding to the moon '
s transit of the meridian ,
when below the horizon .
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Inferior \
In *
fe "
ri *
or \,
n .
A person lower in station ,
rank ,
intellect ,
etc .,
than another .
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A great person gets more by obliging his inferior than by disdaining him . --
South .
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coarsened \
coarsened \
adj .
made coarse or crude by lack of skill ; --
sometimes used to mean {
inferior }.
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
217 Moby Thesaurus words for "
inferior ":
Mickey Mouse ,
adherent ,
assistant ,
attendant ,
auxiliary ,
average ,
back -
burner ,
bad ,
base ,
black ,
bootlicker ,
cheap ,
cheesy ,
client ,
coarse ,
cog ,
common ,
commonality ,
commonalty ,
crappy ,
creature ,
criminal ,
crummy ,
declasse ,
defective ,
deficient ,
demeaning ,
dependent ,
deputy ,
dinky ,
disadvantaged ,
disciple ,
dispensable ,
doormat ,
down ,
earlier ,
employee ,
evil ,
fair ,
feudal ,
feudatory ,
flunky ,
follower ,
fourth -
class ,
gimcrack ,
good -
for -
nothing ,
hack ,
hanger -
on ,
heeler ,
helper ,
henchman ,
hireling ,
hoi polloi ,
homager ,
humble ,
ill ,
immaterial ,
imperfect ,
improper ,
in the shade ,
inaccurate ,
inadequate ,
inappreciable ,
inauspicious ,
incapable ,
incapable of ,
incompetent ,
inconsequential ,
inconsiderable ,
indifferent ,
ineffective ,
inefficient ,
inept ,
inessential ,
inexpedient ,
infra dig ,
insignificant ,
insufficient ,
invalid ,
irregular ,
irrelevant ,
junior ,
junky ,
lackey ,
lacking ,
less ,
lesser ,
lickspittle ,
liege ,
liege man ,
lightweight ,
little ,
lousy ,
low ,
low -
class ,
low -
grade ,
low -
priority ,
low -
quality ,
low -
test ,
lower ,
lower class ,
lower orders ,
lowest ,
lowly ,
malevolent ,
marginal ,
masses ,
mean ,
mediocre ,
menial ,
middling ,
minion ,
minor ,
minus ,
minute ,
modest ,
myrmidon ,
negligible ,
nether ,
no great shakes ,
no -
account ,
no -
good ,
nonessential ,
not vital ,
of no account ,
of no consequence ,
of no matter ,
of no significance ,
ordinary ,
paltry ,
pawn ,
peccant ,
peon ,
petit ,
poor ,
poor relation ,
punk ,
retainer ,
right -
hand man ,
satellite ,
satrap ,
scrub ,
second fiddle ,
second rank ,
second string ,
second -
best ,
second -
class ,
second -
rate ,
secondary ,
seedy ,
serf ,
servant ,
servile ,
shabby ,
shoddy ,
short ,
short of ,
sinful ,
sinister ,
slave ,
sleazy ,
small ,
sorry ,
stooge ,
sub ,
subaltern ,
subjacent ,
subject ,
subordinate ,
subservient ,
substandard ,
sycophant ,
tacky ,
tawdry ,
technical ,
third rank ,
third string ,
third stringer ,
third -
class ,
third -
rate ,
tinny ,
tributary ,
unable ,
unable to ,
under ,
underling ,
underprivileged ,
understrapper ,
unendowed ,
unessential ,
unfavorable ,
unfit ,
unfitted ,
ungifted ,
unhealthy ,
unimportant ,
unimpressive ,
unkind ,
unnoteworthy ,
unpleasant ,
unqualified ,
unreached ,
unskillful ,
untalented ,
untoward ,
unworthy ,
valueless ,
vassal ,
vicious ,
vulgar ,
wanting ,
wicked ,
worthless ,
wretched ,
wrong ,
yeoman ,
yes -
man
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