It seemed to tell also that his success had not been exclussive and invidious.
似乎也在表示,他不是一帆風順的,他的成功不應招致嫉妒。
Once I had heard about the GreyCoyne report, I was in an invidious position.
一旦我聽過格雷-科因報告以后,也就處于一種招人猜忌的地位。
invidious distinctions.
歧視性待遇
an invidious comparison, distinction, argument, etc
招人反感的對比、 區分、 論證等
?? 聯想助記
【記】in-不,vid-看,ious:不值得看的→招人反感的
?? 牛津釋義
invidious
adj
likely to cause resentment or unpopularity (esp because it is or seems to be unjust) 易招怨恨的, 引起不滿的(尤因不公正)
an invidious comparison, distinction, argument, etc 招人反感的對比、 區分、 論證等
You put me in an invidious position by asking me to comment on my colleague's work. 你要我評論同事的工作, 這無異置我於招人怨尤的境地.