英式发音:/ɪnˈfɪə.ri.ər/
美式发音:/ɪnˈfɪr.i.ɚ/
inferior 是一个形容词,主要含义包括:
常用于以下结构:
1. This wine is clearly inferior to the one we had last year.
2. She never felt inferior despite coming from a humble background.
3. In anatomy, the heart is inferior to the lungs.
同义词:lower, lesser, substandard, second-rate
反义词:superior, better, higher, excellent
前缀 “in-” 表示“否定”,词根 “fer” 有“带来、承载”之意,可联想为“不能带来好品质的 → 劣质的”。注意不要与 “interior”(内部的)混淆。