Something that is inferior is not as good as something else.
例句
The cassettes were of inferior quality...那些磁带质量较差。This resulted in overpriced and often inferior products...这就导致了标价过高而往往质量低劣的产品的出现。
ADJ-GRADED
(地位、能力等)低等的,低于…的;下级的
If one person is regarded as inferior to another, they are regarded as less important because they have less status or ability.
例句
He preferred the company of those who were intellectually inferior to himself.他喜欢与那些智力水平不如他的人共处。...the inferior status of women in pre-revolutionary Russia...革命之前俄国妇女的低微地位
英汉词典释义
n.
劣势,劣等;下等;次级
numerical inferiority数量上的劣势the myth of racial inferiority没有根据的种族低劣说法She accepted her inferiority to her rivals.她接受了自己不如对手的现实。They believe that submission in no way implies inferiority.他们认为服从决不意味着低人一等。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。
自卑情绪,自卑感
He had an inferiority complex about his looks.他对自己的外表感到自卑。Failure induces a total sense of inferiority.失败使人产生自卑。He is always showing a sweet inferiority feeling.他总是显露出一种极度的自卑感。Using a false accent over the phone is a sign of inferiority.打电话时故意作出某种口音是自卑的表现。He was acting out his feelings of inferiority by being overly aggressive.他通过过于暴躁好斗的行为来宣泄自卑感。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the state of being inferior
2. an inferior quality
3. the quality of being a competitive disadvantage