释义 |
inferior/inˈfiəriə/ adj. & n.●adj. 1 (often foll. by 常后跟 to)a lower; in a lower position 下等的,低等的 b of lower rank, quality, etc. (地位、品质等)下级的,低劣的 2 poor in quality (质量)差的 3 (of a planet) having an orbit closer to the sun than the earth's (行星)在地球轨道内侧的 4 Bot. situated below an ovary or calyx 【植】下位的,下生的 5 (of figures or letters) written or printed below the line (数字、字母)下标的,下位的 ●n. 1 a person inferior to another, esp. in rank (尤指级别)低于他人者 2 an inferior letter or figure 下标字母;下标数字 □ inferiorly adv.[Middle English from Latin, comparative of inferus ‘that is below’] |