The former is inferior to the latter in some respect.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

Of the two, the former is better than the latter.

Of these two opinions, I prefer the latter to the former.

The former is better than the latter.

There's no choice between the two.

the state of the front part of an object being lower than the back

The one does not compare with the other.

establish something as being later relative to something else

Out of the two designs, I prefer the former to the latter.

The one compares favourably with the other.

The one is inferior to the other in quality.

There is nothing to choose between them [the two].

One is as good as the other.

A is above B in rank

B is below A in rank.

He is by far the better scholar of the two.

I prefer the latter picture to the former.

They weighed one plan against the other.

There's something to be said for both arguments.

How does the one compare with the other?

Of the two methods, this seems to be better than that.

I prefer the former picture to the latter.

The advantages of the scheme outweigh its disadvantages.

Those are very unfinished.

Those are really halfway done.

Those are really mediocre.

There is a great difference in ability between them.

The one compares favourably with the other.

There is no comparison between the two.

the attribute of being unsurpassed in history

to be inferior to others