invidious

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invidious — 形容詞

  • invidiouspositive
  • more invidiouscomparative
  • most invidioussuperlative

1. used to describe a situation, choice, or comparison that is unfair and makes peo

1.形容詞C2
釋義

不公平又難堪

不公平而使人難堪或反感的

used to describe a situation, choice, or comparison that is unfair and makes people feel resentful, embarrassed, or placed at a disadvantage

例句

The head teacher faced the invidious task of deciding which three staff members to let go.

校長面臨一項不公且難堪的任務：決定要讓哪三位教職員離開。

collocation: invidious task

Adisa grew tired of the invidious comparisons his boss kept making between his work and a colleague's.

Adisa 厭倦了老闆不斷將他的工作與同事做不公且難堪的比較。

collocation: invidious comparisons

常見搭配
  • invidious position
  • invidious task
  • invidious choice
  • invidious comparison
  • invidious distinction
同義詞
  • unfair

    broader and more common; lacks the specific sense of causing resentment or embarrassment

  • discriminatory

    focuses on prejudice against a group; invidious can be unfair without targeting a specific group

  • odious

    stronger, meaning hateful or repulsive, but does not imply unfairness

  • objectionable

    means causing disapproval, but lacks the core idea of unfairness that invidious carries

反義詞
  • fair

    direct opposite of the unfairness at the heart of invidious

  • equitable

    formal opposite; emphasises justice and impartiality

  • impartial

    opposite of the prejudiced or biased aspect of invidious

文法句型

invidious + noun

it is invidious to + verb

用法筆記

Typically describes situations, choices, comparisons, or distinctions — not people directly. In modern English, you would say someone was put in an invidious position, but you would not call a person 'an invidious person.'

常見錯誤

She felt invidious of her friend's success.
She felt envious of her friend's success.
'invidious' describes things that cause resentment, not the person feeling envy.

同根字

  • invidiously
    副詞C2
  • invidiousness
    名詞C2