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

• It is invidious to make a selection.
  不相上下，很难选择。
• But doing so would put regulators in an invidious position.
  但这样做会让监管机构招致不满。
• 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。
• 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。
• Wise teachers avoid invidious rules against the students.
  聪明的老师避免令学生厌恶的规定。
• The Quartet ( sans trois most of the time) anyway puts the United Nations in the invidious position of acting as bag-carrier for the US.
  不管怎样，四重奏（大多数时候是没有三方）让联合国惹人反感地处在充当美国附庸的地位。
• 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。
• Either the change in the quality of the air from heavy to light, or the sense of being amid new scenes where there were no invidious eyes upon her, sent up her spirits wonderfully.
  也许是空气的性质从沉闷到轻松的变化，也许是她觉得已经到了没有人用恶意的眼光看待她的新地方，于是她的精神奇妙地振作起来。
• An invidious comparison, distinction, argument, etc.
  招人反感的对比、区分、论证等。
• 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。