inferiority

• n. 自卑；下属；次等；下部

中文词源

来自inferior,低等的。

英文词源

inferiority (n.)

1590s, probably from Medieval Latin *inferioritas; see inferior + -ity. Inferiority complex first attested 1922.

The surrender of life is nothing to sinking down into acknowledgment of inferiority. [John C. Calhoun]

双语例句

1. Many mothers schooled their daughters in the myth of female inferiority.

许多母亲把男尊女卑的错误观念传给了她们的女儿。

来自柯林斯例句

2. a sense of inferiority

自卑感

来自《权威词典》

3. They believe that submission in no way implies inferiority.

他们认为服从决不意味着低人一等.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. 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.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. 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.

来自《简明英汉词典》