他最近的作品只是一部劣质的小说.His latest effort is a poor excuse for a novel.正如我在本书前面说过的那样，劣质的鞋子会很麻烦。As I have said earlier in this book, bad shoes are a menace.他只抽劣质的灰色菲律宾雪茄.He consumed vile gray philippine ropes....

“劣质的”的英语可以翻译为：inferior，tinpot，bad ...