Invidious
[ ɪn'vɪdɪəs ]
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adj. 会招致不满的，激起怨恨的;
💡 词根助记
in不+vid看+ious形容词后缀→看上去不公平的→不公平的；引起反感的
📝 例句
invidious remarks
易招怨恨的话
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。
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。
invidious distinctions.
歧视性待遇
an invidious comparison, distinction, argument, etc
招人反感的对比、 区分、 论证等
🌱 联想助记
【记】in-不,vid-看,ious:不值得看的→招人反感的
📖 牛津释义
invidious
adj
likely to cause resentment or unpopularity (esp because it is or seems to be unjust) 易招怨恨的, 引起不满的（尤因不公正）
an invidious comparison, distinction, argument, etc 招人反感的对比、 区分、 论证等
You put me in an invidious position by asking me to comment on my colleague's work. 你要我评论同事的工作, 这无异置我於招人怨尤的境地.
🔁 扩展释义
*[in'vidiәs]a. 引起反感的, 惹人不快的, 不公平的, 诽谤的
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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my mother is running for the school board?
我母亲竞选联合校董会董事吗？
Make the best of a bad business (or job or bargain).
身处山穷水尽，力争柳暗花明。
where people first learned to write.
那里的人最早学会了写字。