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invidious
  • Derivatives : n  invidiousness ; adv  invidiously
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

invidious [ɪn'vɪdɪəs] [ɪn'vɪdɪəs]
  1. 1. adjective 引起反感的,惹人恶感的;招致公愤的;招嫉妒
  2. 2. adjective (因不公平不公正而)触怒的,得罪的,冒犯
    invidious comparisons
    冒犯比较
  3. 3. adjective [Obsolete] 妒忌的;羡慕的

Collins English-English Dictionary

invidious [ɪn'vɪdɪəs]
  1. 1. adj incurring or tending to arouse resentment, unpopularity, etc
    an invidious task
  2. 2. adj (of comparisons or distinctions) unfairly or offensively discriminating
  3. 3. adj [obsolete] grudging; envious
  4. 4. adj [Etymology] C17: from Latin invidiosus full of envy, from invidia envy

Examples

an invidious task

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