Word · Frequency #21156
invidious
引起反感的；惹人不快的；不公平的
containing or implying a slight; unfair or prejudiced, and likely to cause resentment
- 1.
Causing ill will, envy, or offense.
引起恶意、嫉妒或冒犯的。
- 2.
Offensively or unfairly discriminating.
冒犯性或不公平地歧视的。
- 3.
Detestable, hateful, or odious. (Often used in cases of perceived unfairness, or when facing a difficult situation or choice — especially in the phrase invidious position.)
可憎的、可恨的或令人厌恶的。(常用于被认为不公平的情况,或面临困难处境或选择时——尤其是在“invidious position”这个短语中。)
引起恶意、嫉妒或冒犯的。；冒犯性或不公平地歧视的。；可憎的、可恨的或令人厌恶的。(常用于被认为不公平的情况,或面临困难处境或选择时——尤其是在“invidious position”这个短语中。)；引起反感的；惹人不快的
In use
The manager avoided making invidious comparisons between the two teams.
It seems invidious to single out one student for praise when everyone worked so hard.
She felt the new policy placed an invidious burden on part-time workers.
invidious + noun
The article drew invidious comparisons between the two candidates.
这篇文章对两位候选人进行了令人反感的比较。
be invidious to do sth
常用 it 作形式主语，表示“做某事会招致不快或不公”。
It would be invidious to criticize her work without offering suggestions.
只批评她的工作而不提建议，会让人反感。
the invidious task/duty of doing sth
invidious 作定语时，常与 task、duty 等词搭配，强调任务因涉及不公平选择而招致反感。
Connections
Collocations
- invidious comparison
- 令人反感的不公平比较
- The article drew invidious comparisons between the two schools.这篇文章对两所学校进行了令人反感的不公平比较。
- invidious distinction
- 不公平的区别
- The law creates invidious distinctions among citizens based on wealth.这项法律根据财富在公民之间制造了不公平的区别。
- invidious position
- 尴尬的处境
- His last-minute cancellation put me in an invidious position.他最后一刻取消让我陷入了尴尬的处境。
- invidious task
- 吃力不讨好的任务
- She had the invidious task of telling the staff about the pay cut.她承担了吃力不讨好的任务，向员工告知减薪的事。
- invidious role
- 不讨好的角色
- He was forced to play an invidious role in the company's restructuring.他被迫在公司重组中扮演了不讨好的角色。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 in+video：在视频里被人恶意贬低、不公平比较，让人反感不快。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、academic prose、literary criticism 该词多用于正式书面语，常见于学术或文学语境，搭配如 invidious comparison、invidious distinction，表示不公平或令人不快的对比或区别；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都含有 -ious 这一拼写结尾。其中 insidious、fastidious、perfidious 与 invidious 押韵，发音均以 /ɪdiəs/ 结尾；而 vicious、previous、laborious 虽然结尾拼写相同，但发音差别很大，注意不要按拼写类推。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.