inferiority
pronunciation
UK [ɪnˌfɪəriˈɒrəti]
US [ɪnˌfɪriˈɔrəti]
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- n.
- 劣势
- 下等
- 次级
- 自卑情绪
Word Origin
inferiority 低等,劣等
来自inferior,低等的。
Antonym
Example
- 1. The result was an inferiority complex , in which humiliation was compounded by western ignorance .
- 结果导致产生一种自卑感,其中还参杂着被西方人无视的羞辱。
- 2. But in india as well , the old inferiority complex towards the us is eroding .
- 但在印度,那种对美国由来已久的自卑感也在减少。
- 3. In the 19th century some scientists said the inferiority of women 's intellect could be attributed to their lighter and smaller brains .
- 十九世纪,有科学家认为女性智力上的劣势可能归咎于她们的大脑偏轻,偏小。
- 4. In the developing world , self-hate emerges from a deep-rooted inferiority complex ( from centuries of foreign rule ) .
- 在这个发展中的世界里,自我仇恨源于根深蒂固的自卑感(源于几个世纪的外来统治)。
- 5. Australians are sports mad because , suffering a national inferiority complex , sport enables them to take on and beat even superpowers on equal terms .
- 澳大利亚人在体育方面疯了,因为患了民族自卑感,运动使得他们能够较量,在同等条件下击败超级大国。
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