inferior /inˈfiəriə/ I. adj. 质量次的，较低的：Many sausage makers use inferior meat. 很多做香肠的人用的是质量次的肉。I won’t pay top prices for goods of inferior quality. 我不愿意用高价购买低质量的产品。［考句］Their products are frequently overpriced and inferior in quality. 他们的产品经常标价过高，而质量不高。be inferior to 比…差，地位比…低： She always felt inferior to her elder sister. 她总是觉得自己比她姐低一等。［考句］As far as the rank of position is concerned, an associate professor is inferior to a professor though they are almost equally knowledgeable. 虽然副教授和教授有着几乎相同的知识水平，但就其职位级别而言副教授低于教授。 ‖II. n. ［c］ 地位较低的人，下级：A good leader gets on well with inferiors.  一个好的领导跟下级的关系应是融洽的。