invidious

英 [ɪnˈvɪdiəs]

美 [ɪnˈvɪdiəs]

adj.  讨厌而不公正的; 易引起反感的; 招人嫉妒的

GRETEM8

BNC.21156 / COCA.26230

牛津词典

adj.

• 讨厌而不公正的；易引起反感的；招人嫉妒的
  unpleasant and unfair; likely to offend sb or make them jealous
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (任务、工作)招致不满的，引起反感的
  If you describe a task or job asinvidious, you mean that it is unpleasant because it is likely to make you unpopular.
  1. 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。
• ADJ (比较、选择)不公平的，难以决定的
  Aninvidiouscomparison or choice between two things is an unfair one because the two things are very different or are equally good or bad.
  1. Police officers fear invidious comparisons...
     警官担心会进行不公正的比较。
  2. It is invidious to make a selection.
     不相上下，很难选择。

英英释义

adj

• containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
  1. discriminatory attitudes and practices
  2. invidious comparisons
  Synonym:discriminatory

双语例句

• The role of a reviewer can be an invidious one.
  评论家不好当，很可能会引起不满。
• Police officers fear invidious comparisons
  警官担心会进行不公正的比较。
• 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。
• Wise teachers avoid invidious rules against the students.
  聪明的老师避免令学生厌恶的规定。
• It is invidious to make a selection.
  不相上下，很难选择。
• Meanwhile, a general description of the characteristics of essays invidious stages.
  同时，对各个阶段的批评文本特征作了概括性地描述。
• An invidious comparison, distinction, argument, etc.
  招人反感的对比、区分、论证等。
• Paul Krugman, of Princeton University, has recently argued that contemporary America's widening income gap is ushering in a new age of invidious inequalities.
  普林斯顿大学的PaulKrugman近来发表言论说，现在美国人的贫富差距正在不断加大，已经进入了一个新的恶性不平等时代了。
• 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。
• Passive following triggers invidious emotions, with users mainly envying happiness of others, the way others spend their vacations and socialize, the researchers said in the report Envy on Facebook: A Hidden Threat to Users 'Life Satisfaction? released on Tuesday.
  研究人员在周二发布的名为《Facebook引发嫉妒心理：用户生活满意度的潜在威胁》报告中指出：被动浏览会让人产生反感，用户主要是在嫉妒别人的幸福生活、度假方式和社交活动。