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おとる

おとる 劣る be inferior to ; 〖下位である 〗be below ; 〖より悪い 〗be worse «than » . 勝る ▸ 品質が劣った品物 goods of inferior quality .▸ これはあれより品質の点ではるかに劣る This is far below [inferior to ] that in quality .▸ その殺人犯は犬畜生にも劣るやつだ The murderer is worse than a beast .▸ 正夫は身長では君に劣る Masao is not as [so ] tall as you are . (!⦅米 ⦆ では so を用いるのは古風で強意的に響く ) Masao is shorter than you are . (!Masao is less tall than you are. ともいえるが まれ ) ほど ▸ 彼は父に劣らず足が速い He runs as fast as his father . (!「同等に 」の意 ) ▸ これは2世紀前に劣らず今でも真実だ This is no less true today than it was two centuries ago .