less-than
adjective informal uk/ˈlesˌðən/ us/ˈlesˌðən/
不如，比不上
having less importance or value than other people or things
You are assuming people who clean houses for money are somehow less-than. 你是在假设为了赚钱而打扫房子的人在某种程度上不如人。
We resent the fact that because of the colour of our skin, we are immediately categorized as less-than. 我们对这样的现实感到愤恨：因为我们的肤色，立即被归类为不如人。
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- They see her not as a peer but less-than.
- A commitment to orthodoxy is sometimes interpreted as somehow less-than or suspect.
- "Growing up in this part of town was sort of like a metaphor for being less-than," he said.