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invidious

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ɪnˈvɪd.i.əs]
  • 美式音标 [ɪnˈvɪd.i.əs]
  • 国际音标 [in'vidiəs]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj. 诽谤的；不公平的；引起反感的；易招嫉妒的

词根记忆

  • in(不) + vid(看) + ious→不看的→惹人反感的
  • in(不) + vid(看见) + i + ous→不想让别人看见自己的成就→易招嫉妒的

同根派生

  • adv性质的同根词
    invidiously：惹人怨恨地；不公平地。

英汉例句

  • It is invidious to make a selection.
    不相上下，很难选择。
  • 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。
  • 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，很难选择。
  • 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。

词组短语

    短语

  • invidious comparison 歧视性对比
  • Invidious Dominion 唱片名
  • invidious s 容易引起不满的;易招怨恨的;惹人厌恶的
  • invidious comparisons 招人反感的比较
  • invidious a 有害的

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • likely to cause unhappiness or be unpleasant, especially because it is unfair

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • 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.