| 单词 | invidious |
| 释义 | invidious (ɪnvɪdiəs ) 1. adjective If you describe a task or job as invidious, you mean that it is unpleasant because it is likely to make you unpopular. The local authority could find itself in the invidious position of having to refuse. Synonyms: undesirable, unpleasant, hateful, thankless 2. adjective An invidious comparison or choice between two things is an unfair one because the two things are very different or are equally good or bad. Police officers fear invidious comparisons. It is invidious to make a selection. Synonyms: unfair, unjust, unjustified, inequitable Collocations: invidious position One reason may be that it finds itself in an invidious position. Times, Sunday Times (2016) That put the appellant in an invidious position. Times, Sunday Times (2015) That leaves him in an invidious position. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It was true that a bank was in an invidious position. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It puts them in the invidious position of having to lie. Times, Sunday Times (2011) |
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