invidious

英 [ɪnˈvɪdiəs]

美 [ɪnˈvɪdiəs]

adj.  讨厌而不公正的; 易引起反感的; 招人嫉妒的

GRETEM8

BNC.21156 / COCA.26230

牛津词典

adj.

• 讨厌而不公正的；易引起反感的；招人嫉妒的
  unpleasant and unfair; likely to offend sb or make them jealous
  1. We were in the invidious position of having to choose whether to break the law or risk lives.
     我们处于左右为难的窘境，不知是要违法还是要拿生命冒险。
  2. It would be invidious to single out any one person to thank.
     单独感谢任何一个人都易引起反感。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (任务、工作)招致不满的，引起反感的
  If you describe a task or job asinvidious, you mean that it is unpleasant because it is likely to make you unpopular.
  1. 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
  Aninvidiouscomparison or choice between two things is an unfair one because the two things are very different or are equally good or bad.
  1. Police officers fear invidious comparisons...
     警官担心会进行不公正的比较。
  2. It is invidious to make a selection.
     不相上下，很难选择。

英英释义

adj

• containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
  1. discriminatory attitudes and practices
  2. invidious comparisons
  Synonym:discriminatory

双语例句

• Mario Draghi, the incoming Italian president of the bank, would find himself in the invidious position of being compelled to save his own country in the teeth of complaints from the German public over the debauching of their central bank.
  即将上任的欧洲央行行长、意大利人马里奥德拉吉（mariodraghi）会发现自己处在一种很容易挨骂的境地，他不得不顶着德国公众抨击他令欧洲央行失去原则的骂声，努力拯救自己的祖国。
• The Quartet ( sans trois most of the time) anyway puts the United Nations in the invidious position of acting as bag-carrier for the US.
  不管怎样，四重奏（大多数时候是没有三方）让联合国惹人反感地处在充当美国附庸的地位。
• It would be invidious to single out any one person to thank.
  单独感谢任何一个人都易引起反感。
• Many may think it is invidious for me to comment on my own compensation, but I wanted to add to the debate on CEO compensation.
  许多人或许认为，如果我对自己的薪酬发表看法，这将会引火烧身，但我想谈一谈有关ceo薪酬的话题。
• It is invidious profiteering those hospitals.
  那些医院简直就是惟利是图。
• It is invidious to make a selection.
  不相上下，很难选择。
• It seemed to tell also that his success had not been exclussive and invidious.
  似乎也在表示，他不是一帆风顺的，他的成功不应招致嫉妒。
• We should guard against invidious comparisons with Scotland yard.
  我们应该谨慎，不要同伦敦警察厅作不公正的比较。
• Marx concentrates on the alienation of labor and emphasizes the invidious aspects.
  马克思集中论述了劳动的异化，强调它令人厌恶的方面。
• Passive following triggers invidious emotions, with users mainly envying happiness of others, the way others spend their vacations and socialize, the researchers said in the report Envy on Facebook: A Hidden Threat to Users 'Life Satisfaction? released on Tuesday.
  研究人员在周二发布的名为《Facebook引发嫉妒心理：用户生活满意度的潜在威胁》报告中指出：被动浏览会让人产生反感，用户主要是在嫉妒别人的幸福生活、度假方式和社交活动。