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invidious

[ɪnˈvɪdiəs] [ɪnˈvɪdiəs]
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  • ADJ-GRADED
    (任务、工作)招致不满的,引起反感的
    If you describe a task or job as invidious, you mean that it is unpleasant because it is likely to make you unpopular.
    例句
    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。
  • ADJ
    (比较、选择)不公平的,难以决定的
    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.
    例句
    Police officers fear invidious comparisons... 警官担心会进行不公正的比较。 It is invidious to make a selection. 不相上下,很难选择。
英汉词典释义
  • adj.
    会招致不满的,激起怨恨的
    invidious comparisons 招人反感的比较 making invidious distinctions between the ‘deserving’ and the ‘undeserving’ poor 在“值得救济”的穷人和“不值得救济”的穷人之间制造令人厌恶的区分
英英词典释义
  • Adjective
    1. containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice;
    "discriminatory attitudes and practices""invidious comparisons"