in·vid·i·ous /ɪnˈvɪdiəs/
(a.)惹人不快的,不公平的,誹謗的
In·vid·i·ous a.
1. Envious; malignant. [Obs.]
2. Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable. [Obs.]
Such a person appeareth in a far more honorable and invidious state than any prosperous man. --Barrow.
3. Likely to or intended to incur or produce ill will, or to provoke envy or resentment; hateful; offensive; as, invidious distinctions.
Agamemnon found it an invidious affair to give the preference to any one of the Grecian heroes. --Broome.
-- In*vid*i*ous*ly, adv. -- In*vid*i*ous*ness, n.
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invidious
adj : containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice;
"discriminatory attitudes and practices"; "invidious
comparisons" [syn: discriminatory]