英 [ɪnˈvɪdiəs] 美 [ɪnˈvɪdiəs]
adj. 诽谤的；不公平的；引起反感的；易招嫉妒的
invidious /ɪnˈvɪdɪəs/ TEM8
形容词 If you describe a task or job as invidious, you mean that it is unpleasant because it is likely to make you unpopular. 令人讨厌的; 惹人反感的
The local authority could find itself in the invidious position of having to refuse.
该地方当局会发现自己处于惹人反感而不得不加以拒绝的位置上。
形容词 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. 不公平的
Police officers fear invidious comparisons.
警官们担心不公平的比较。
... vestigial 退化的，发育不全的 prestigious 享有声望的, 声望很高的 invidious 惹人厌恶的；易招怨恨的 ...
... inviable 不能生存的 invidious 不公平的 invidiously 惹人怨恨地 ...
... prestigious 享有声望的， 声望很高的 invidious 惹人厌恶的；易招怨恨的 individual adj. 个别的，个人的，单独的 ...
invidiously 惹人怨恨地；不公平地
Police officers fear invidious comparisons.
警官们担心不公平的比较。
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。
The local authority could find itself in the invidious position of having to refuse.
该地方当局会发现自己处于惹人反感而不得不加以拒绝的位置上。
Willy is defined by the spirit of competition and by its corollary, invidious comparison.
At a time of consumer belt-tightening and corporate financial woes, people don't need more taxes--especially ones that are invidious, discriminatory and hidden.
Financial firms are not exactly loved by the public: foreclosing on a mortgage is far more invidious than slow service at the checkout.