invidious
英 [?n'v?d??s]
美 [?n'v?d??s]
- adj. 誹謗的；不公平的；引起反感的；易招嫉妒的
助記提示
1. envy => invidious.
2. in- "upon" + vid- "see" + -ious.
3. => "envy," earlier "look at (with malice), cast an evil eye upon".
中文詞源
invidious 引人反感的，招人嫉妒的詞源同envy,羨慕。引申詞義羨慕的，引人反感的，招人嫉妒的等。拼寫比較inimical,enemy,imperial,empire.
英文詞源
- invidious
- invidious: see envy
- invidious (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Latin invidiosus "full of envy, envious," from invidia "envy, grudge, jealousy, ill will" (see envy). Related: Invidiously; invidiousness.
雙語例句
- 1. Police officers fear invidious comparisons.
- 警官擔心會進行不公正的比較。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It is invidious to make a selection.
- 不相上下，很難選擇。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It would be invidious to single out any one person to thank.
- 單獨感謝任何一個人都易引起反感。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. The local authority could find itself in the invidious position of having to refuse.
- 當局可能會發現自己處于必須要拒絕但又會因此而不得人心的境地。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. She'd put herself in an invidious position.
- 她陷入了招人嫉妒的情境。
來自辭典例句