invidious
invidious 英 [ɪnˈvɪdiəs] 美 [ɪnˈvɪdiəs]
adj. 诽谤的；不公平的；引起反感的；易招嫉妒的
- Something can be described as invidious when it is resentful, discriminatory or envious, as in: "Fred was angered by the invidious gossip about his divorce being spread by his ex-wife's allies."
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- adj. 诽谤的；不公平的；引起反感的；易招嫉妒的
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1. The excesses of Castro's apparatchiks during the cold war pale in comparison to the invidious exploits of the Boligarchs.
与这些精英们招人怨恨的业绩相比，卡斯特罗在冷战期间过分的改造不禁黯然失色。
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2. By thinking experientially we can make more of what we already have and ward off the invidious comparisons that can make the treadmill of consumer culture so unsatisfying.
带入经历来考虑让我们更满足于我们已经拥有的，防止我们陷入那些致使消费文化如此不满足的惹人厌烦的比较。
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3. Either the change in the quality of the air from heavy to light, or the sense of being amid new scenes where there were no invidious eyes upon her, sent up her spirits wonderfully.
也许是空气的性质从沉闷到轻松的变化，也许是她觉得已经到了没有人用恶意的眼光看待她的新地方，于是她的精神奇妙地振作起来。
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