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invidious
时间: 2023-09-21 13:41:38
GRE
英 [ɪnˈvɪdɪəs]
美 [ɪnˈvɪdiəs]

adj. 可能遭人怨恨的;会惹人愤怒的;招人嫉妒的;厚此薄彼的;不公平的;歧视的

双语例句
  • She is very good at attacking her opponent with some invidious methods.

    她很擅长用一些招人讨厌的方法攻击她的对手。

  • Because of her close relationship with the leader, she is an invidious figure in front of her colleagues.

    因为和领导关系亲密,她在同事面前是一个招人反感的人物。

  • This invidious social phenomenon is gradually being remedied.

    这种不公平的社会现象正在逐渐被整治。

  • Such a difficult choice placed her in an invidious position.

    如此为难的选择使她处于一种易招人反感的境地

  • Police officers fear invidious comparisons.

    警官们担心不公平的比较。

  • 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。

  • The local authority could find itself in the invidious position of having to refuse.

    该地方当局会发现自己处于惹人反感而不得不加以拒绝的位置上。

  • We were in the invidious position of having to choose whether to break the law or risk lives.

    我们处于左右为难的窘境,不知是要违法还是要拿生命冒险。

  • It is invidious profiteering those hospitals.

    那些医院简直就是惟利是图。

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词根 invidious

释义
adj.

(of an action or situation)likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others

(指行为或情况)可能遭人怨恨的,会惹人愤怒的,招人嫉妒的

  • she'd put herself in an invidious position.

    她陷入了招人嫉妒的处境。

(of a comparison or distinction)unfairly discriminating; unjust

(指比较或区分)厚此薄彼的;不公平的,歧视的

  • it seems invidious to make special mention of one aspect of his work.

    只强调他工作的一个方面似乎不太公平。

词源

"early 17th cent.: from Latin invidiosus, from invidia (see ENVY)."

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