in·fe·ri·or·i·ty
noun/ɪnˌfɪəriˈɒrəti/
/ɪnˌfɪriˈɔːrəti/
[uncountable]- the state of not being as good as somebody/something else
低等;劣等;劣势 - a sense of inferiority
自卑感 - social inferiority
社会地位低下
Extra Examples- She accepted her inferiority to her rivals.
她接受了自己不如对手的现实。 - The invading force, conscious of their numerical inferiority at sea, decided on an airborne attack.
侵略军考虑到自己的海上兵力处于劣势,决定采取空降袭击。 - Using a false accent over the phone reveals feelings of inferiority.
在电话中使用错误的口音会暴露出自卑感。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- moral
- racial
- social
- …
- complex
- inferiority to
- a feeling of inferiority
- a sense of inferiority
Word Originlate 16th cent.: probably from medieval Latin inferioritas, from Latin inferior ‘lower’. - a sense of inferiority