Translations for „invidious“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

invidious [ınˈvıdıəs] ADJ

invidious

惹人讨厌的 rě rén tǎoyàn de

invidious

易招嫉妒的 yì zhāo jídù de

▶ invidiously ADV

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Discrimination of that kind is invidious per se.

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How strange then that its female counterpart shouldn't also be strung up for being just as charmless and invidious.

www.independent.co.uk

This ability can to a large extent be explained by the consumer's need for invidious consumption for which he is willing to pay a premium.

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The commission, meanwhile, is in an invidious position.

theconversation.com

With such a range, it is almost invidious to single out any, but three papers seemed particularly useful.

www.independent.co.uk

Where one's bishop is concerned the situation can be invidious since a bishop's role is not purely pastoral -- he is also in authority too.

www.catholicherald.co.uk

They believed that this classification violated the equal protection clause as irrational and invidious.

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I hope those who are putting pressure on him to return or face impeachment will show more kindness in stopping their invidious and insidious campaigns.

thenationonlineng.net

On the one hand, we have held that racial classifications are invidious and suspect.

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We think it's invidious that somebody should be on a list and drawn to the public's attention that they're not the best.

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