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

• We should guard against invidious comparisons with Scotland yard.
  我们应该谨慎，不要同伦敦警察厅作不公正的比较。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• You know, leave my native place* and then encountered invidious thing
  要知道，离开了我的家乡并且然后遇上一些令人愤怒的事情
• 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 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。
• It is invidious to make a selection.
  不相上下，很难选择。