invidious

发音

英 [ɪnˈvɪdiəs]word uk audio image

美 [ɪnˈvɪdiəs] word us audio image

  • adj.
    会招致不满的,激起怨恨的

单词词源

invidious 引人反感的,招人嫉妒的

词源同envy,羡慕。引申词义羡慕的,引人反感的,招人嫉妒的等。拼写比较inimical,enemy,imperial,empire.

双语例句

1. 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。
2. Wise teachers avoid invidious rules against the students .
聪明的老师避免令学生厌恶的规定。
3. Once I had heard about the greycoyne report , I was in an invidious position .
一旦我听过格雷-科因报告以后,也就处于一种招人猜忌的地位。
4. His vision was of a country racked with fear and bent on vengeance , one that imposed invidious choices on the world and on itself .
他心目中的美国,饱受恐惧折磨,一心复仇,将不得人心的选择强加于世界,也强加于自身。
5. Wise teachers avoid invidious rules againest the students .
聪明的者师避免令学生厌恶的规定。

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