invidious
/ɪnˈvɪdɪəs/adjective
1- (of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others（指行为或情况）可能遭人怨恨的, 会惹人愤怒的, 招人嫉妒的：
she'd put herself in an invidious position.
她陷入了招人嫉妒的处境。
1.1
- (of a comparison or distinction) unfairly discriminating; unjust（指比较或区分）厚此薄彼的; 不公平的, 歧视的：
it seems invidious to make special mention of one aspect of his work.
只强调他工作的一个方面似乎不太公平。
派生词
invidiously
adverbinvidiousness
noun词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin invidiosus, from invidia （see ENVY）.