invidious

• adj. 诽谤的；不公平的；引起反感的；易招嫉妒的

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.

1. containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice;

"discriminatory attitudes and practices"

"invidious comparisons"

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.

It is invidious to make a selection.

不相上下，很难选择。

柯林斯例句

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。

柯林斯例句

She'd put herself in an invidious position.

她陷入了招人嫉妒的情境。

辞典例句

Marx concentrates on the alienation of labour and emphasizes the invidious aspects.

马克思集中论述了劳动的异化,强调它令人厌恶的方面.

辞典例句

It'seemed to tell also that his success had not been exclussive and invidious.

似乎也在表示,他不是一帆风顺的,他的成功不应招致嫉妒.

辞典例句

Once I had heard about the GreyCoyne report, I was in an invidious position.

一旦我听过格雷-科因报告以后, 也就处于一种招人猜忌的地位.

辞典例句

TYPICAL USE : Wise teachers avoid invidious rules against the students.

聪明的者师避免令学生厌恶的规定.

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But doing so would put regulators in an invidious position.

但这样做会让监管机构招致不满.

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Such a difficult choice placed her in an invidious and unenviable position.

如此艰难的选择使她处于一种引起反感的和尴尬的境地.

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It'seems invidious to make special mention of one aspect of his work.

只强调她的工作的一方面似乎不太公平.

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Wise teachers avoid invidious rules against the students.

明智的老师避免采用不公平的规矩对待学生.

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His explanation was actually invidious.

他的解释实际上却引起了反感.

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The officer feared the invidious accusations.

这个警官担心会招致人们不满的指控.

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You put me in an invidious position by asking me to comment on my colleague's work.

你要我评论同事的工作,这无异于置我于招人怨尤的境地.

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