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invidious

英 [ɪn'vɪdɪəs] 美[ɪn'vɪdɪəs]
  • adj. 诽谤的;不公平的;引起反感的;易招嫉妒的

TEM8GRE畅通词汇

助记提示


1. envy => invidious.
2. in- "upon" + vid- "see" + -ious.
3. => "envy," earlier "look at (with malice), cast an evil eye upon".

中文词源


invidious 引人反感的,招人嫉妒的

词源同envy,羡慕。引申词义羡慕的,引人反感的,招人嫉妒的等。拼写比较inimical,enemy,imperial,empire.

英文词源


invidious
invidious: see envy
invidious (adj.)
c. 1600, from Latin invidiosus "full of envy, envious," from invidia "envy, grudge, jealousy, ill will" (see envy). Related: Invidiously; invidiousness.

双语例句


1. Police officers fear invidious comparisons.
警官担心会进行不公正的比较。

来自柯林斯例句

2. It is invidious to make a selection.
不相上下,很难选择。

来自柯林斯例句

3. It would be invidious to single out any one person to thank.
单独感谢任何一个人都易引起反感。

来自《权威词典》

4. The local authority could find itself in the invidious position of having to refuse.
当局可能会发现自己处于必须要拒绝但又会因此而不得人心的境地。

来自柯林斯例句

5. She'd put herself in an invidious position.
她陷入了招人嫉妒的情境。

来自辞典例句