invidious
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [?n?v?d.i.?s]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?n?v?d.i.?s]
- 國際音標(biāo) [in'vidi?s]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adj. 誹謗的；不公平的；引起反感的；易招嫉妒的
詞根記憶
- in(不) + vid(看) + ious→不看的→惹人反感的
- in(不) + vid(看見) + i + ous→不想讓別人看見自己的成就→易招嫉妒的
英漢例句
- It is invidious to make a selection.
不相上下，很難選擇。 - The local authority could find itself in the invidious position of having to refuse.
當(dāng)局可能會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己處于必須要拒絕但又會因此而不得人心的境地。 - She'd put herself in an invidious position.
她陷入了招人嫉妒的情境。 - It is invidious to make a selection.
不相上下，很難選擇。 - The local authority could find itself in the invidious position of having to refuse.
當(dāng)局可能會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己處于必須要拒絕但又會因此而不得人心的境地。
詞組短語
- invidious comparison 歧視性對比
- Invidious Dominion 唱片名
- invidious s 容易引起不滿的;易招怨恨的;惹人厭惡的
- invidious comparisons 招人反感的比較
- invidious a 有害的
短語
英英字典
- likely to cause unhappiness or be unpleasant, especially because it is unfair
- If you describe a task or job as invidious, you mean that it is unpleasant because it is likely to make you unpopular.
- An invidious comparison or choice between two things is an unfair one because the two things are very different or are equally good or bad.