tawdry, inferior, shoddy, cheap, poor, valueless 与 worthless 这些词均可表示“物品的质量低劣”。
(1) tawdry指“俗丽的,鲜丽而廉价的”。
- She has a lot of tawdry dresses.
她有很多色彩艳丽的廉价衣服。
(2) inferior可作“质量低劣的”解,本身也作比较级,后接to,不用than。
- These goods are of inferior quality.
这些货物质量低劣。 - His work is inferior to hers.
他的工作远不如她的好。
(3) shoddy意为“冒充好货的,劣质的”。
- It is shoddy workmanship that won't bear close examination.
冒牌的工艺经不住仔细审查。 - They put the shoddiest goods on sale right next to the valuable articles to hoodwink.
他们把劣质商品和贵重物品放在一起出售想蒙骗人。
(4) cheap可作“品质低劣”解。
- The shoes may be expensive but they look cheap .
这鞋子可能价格不菲,但看起来质量低劣。
(5) ①poor可表示“品质低劣”。
- Don't buy that coat; the cloth is of poor quality.
别买那上衣,那布料质量不好。
②poor有时为表示礼貌、幽默或讥讽时使用,意为“价值不大的,不重要的,浅薄的”。
- In my poor opinion, you're making a great mistake.
以鄙人浅薄之见,您犯了大错。
(6) valueless意为“无价值的,无用的”,与worthless同义。
- The old type of $5 notes is worthless/valueless now.
面值5美元的老式纸币已无价值。 - This jewelry is valueless ; it is made of glass and ordinary metals.
这珠宝毫无价值;它是用玻璃和普通金属制成的。
注意:priceless, invaluable意为“无价的,非常珍贵的”。(另见“priceless...”条目)
- Her services are invaluable to me.
她的服务对我来说弥足珍贵。
