| 单词 | invidious |
| 释义 | invidious adjective formaluk/ɪnˈvɪd.i.əs/us/ɪnˈvɪd.i.əs/likelytocauseunhappinessor beunpleasant,especiallybecause it isunfair: （尤指由于不公）可能招致不满的，易引起反感的Such adifficultchoiceplacedher in an invidiousposition.如此为难的选择使她处于一种易招人反感的境地。 Serious and unpleasant
invidious| American Dictionaryinvidious adjective fmlus/ɪnˈvɪd·i·əs/likelytocauseunhappinessoroffense: We are not going toseekfor invidiouscomparisonsbetweengovernments. Examplesofinvidiousinvidious The unity they posited in the nation contended withinvidiousracial, ethnic, and religious distinctions. From theCambridge English Corpus But it means that such movements are easily denounced and consideredinvidious. From theCambridge English Corpus The latter would beinvidiousin this case. From theCambridge English Corpus Choosing between them thus becomes aninvidioustask. From theCambridge English Corpus Not only does the argument lead to insoluble theoretical and practical problems, but it also hasinvidiousconsequences. From theCambridge English Corpus Citations have becomeinvidiouscapital in academic culture. From theCambridge English Corpus However, it also places professionals in theinvidiousposition of struggling to continue to provide services despite limited access to alternative understandings of dementia. From theCambridge English Corpus The unity they posited in the nation had to contend withinvidiousracial, ethnic, and religious distinctions. From theCambridge English Corpus It is a first-class exposition of what we know, and it would beinvidiousto raise a critical eyebrow about it. From theCambridge English Corpus The quality varies but it would beinvidiousto attempt any specific evaluations of their scholarship in such a short review. From theCambridge English Corpus With such a broad range, singling out any particular papers seemsinvidious, and would only reflect the narrower compass of the reviewer. From theCambridge English Corpus If theinvidiouscomparison with and distinction from the other is implicit, it is nevertheless real. From theCambridge English Corpus Certainly, there is little evidence that residency programs make their selections on the basis ofinvidiousjudgments about the perceived value of candidates' lives. From theCambridge English Corpus It would beinvidiousto press the point too much, other than to say firmly that the reader should proceed with care. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet, it runs the risk of placing judges in theinvidiousposition of not offering effective remedies to claimants, while seriously annoying the political branches of the state. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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