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insidious
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Derivatives :
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insidiousness
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adv
insidiously
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- insidious
[ɪn'sɪdɪəs]
[ɪn'sɪdɪəs]
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adjective
狡诈的，狡猾的，诡计多端的，阴险的
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2.
adjective
隐袭的；（疾病）不知不觉地加剧的
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an insidious disease
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隐袭的疾病
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3.
adjective
伺机陷害的；毒而诱人的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- insidious
[ɪn'sɪdɪəs]
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adj
stealthy, subtle, cunning, or treacherous
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2.
adj
working in a subtle or apparently innocuous way, but nevertheless deadly
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an insidious illness
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adj
[Etymology]
C16: from Latin insidiosus cunning, from insidiae an ambush, from insidere to sit in; see insessorial
Examples
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Glaucoma is an insidious disease.
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青光眼是一种潜伏性疾病。
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潜伏的疾病
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an insidious disease
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阴险
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sinister; insidious; treacherous
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你的这些阴损招都是跟什么人学的？
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Where do you learn these insidious and caustic tricks from?
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这个人一向手段阴鸷，大家都很讨厌他。
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He is always malicious and insidious, everyone hates him.
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