below-standard
below-standard — adjective
1. lower than the quality or level that people expect or rules require.
lower than the quality or level that people expect or rules require.
Inspectors found Rin's rental flat below-standard because bare wires hung from the wall.
formal inspection of housing quality
The school replaced the below-standard desks after two legs snapped during class.
below-standard + product noun
The clinic's heating system was judged below-standard after patients wore coats indoors.
After one wash, Camila saw that the below-standard shirt had turned her towels pink.
Customers complained when Omar served a below-standard lunch with soggy vegetables.
- substandard
the closest synonym and more common in official English
- inadequate
stresses that something is not good enough for its purpose
- poor
broader and more common in everyday speech
- unsatisfactory
formal; often used in reports or decisions
- acceptable
good enough to meet the required level
- satisfactory
meets the expected standard
- up to standard
reaches the level that is required
- high-quality
well above the minimum acceptable level
文法句型
below-standard + noun
be + below-standard
judge/call + object + below-standard
用法筆記
Common in inspections, complaints, contracts, and written evaluations. It usually describes goods, housing, care, or work that fail to meet an expected or required level, not a person's worth or private feelings.