| 单词 | invidiously |
| 例句 | I found myself inevitably drawn, perhaps invidiously, to imagining desk officers deciding not to respond to the initial call, because they believed that the matter involved a domestic assault, a lovers’ fight. Kitty Genovese’s Brother Reëxamines Her Famous Murder 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z This parable of resistance to a rising plague of authoritarianism was savaged by the French critics, who couldn’t help invidiously comparing the work to the author’s novel “The Plague.” Tyranny and resistance: Albert Camus' 1948 drama 'L’État de siège' carries new relevance 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z Perhaps that’s why no one speaks invidiously of him, even though few major chords are as undiminished as his. John Kander’s Major Chord, Undiminished 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Dickens’s children were frequently compared invidiously with their father. Books of The Times: Robert Gottlieb’s Book on Dickens and His Children 2012-12-06T19:06:19Z In recalling the other five companies I begin, invidiously, by singling out three dancers. Dance Review: Downtown Dance Festival and Battery Dance Company 2012-08-12T22:01:26Z What institutional purpose would it serve to discriminate invidiously against any group? Harvard, Asian Americans and Jews: Behind the Supreme Court's affirmative action case 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Compared invidiously in his early years to the golden age of Rodgers & Hammerstein, he has raised the bar by which composers and lyricists are now judged. Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday bash reminds us why his music remains so radical 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z “Once the State decides that justices are to be elected, however, the State may not invidiously, arbitrarily, or unreasonably disenfranchise voters.” Civil rights lawsuit filed over canceled high court election 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z In the federal highway projects that followed, architects and engineers created new infrastructure that invidiously targeted minority communities for “slum” clearance. A world of walls: the brutish power of man-made barriers 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z Here, then, Cottle and Huddy are seeking to protect Mrs. Clinton from perfectly legitimate and ordinary lines of criticism by associating them invidiously with “gender stereotypes.” Hillary’s Offensive Line 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z I use the word, not invidiously, but scientifically. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z Richard Cromwell was treated with general contempt by his contemporaries, and invidiously compared with his great father. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Jews settle in Oxford, ply their trade among the scholars, and form a quarter with invidiously wealthy mansions. Oxford and Her Colleges 2011-11-02T02:00:09.560Z They came toward us from under the archway to which Mr. Ruck had somewhat invidiously alluded, slowly and with a jaded air. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z This, then, is the secret of the Christmas holiday-making, among the “better sort” of English families,—as they are pleased somewhat invidiously to call themselves. Mirror of the Months 2011-05-21T02:00:10.227Z Delighted to hear of one of your cold waves—the newspapers here invidiously mentioning none but your hot. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z When to the eye of men the dress of the fairer sex is altogether bewildering, and certainly not, as Professor Teufelsdrockh would say, unbeautiful, why should the good gossip invidiously discriminate? From the Easy Chair, series 3 2011-05-14T02:00:12.237Z To weigh justly these elements of their renown, is not invidiously to derogate from it, but only to vindicate the truth of history. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z Their curiosity was so invidiously human that they were supposed to be too addicted to gossip, and they certainly kept up their acquaintance with the affairs of other people. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z The process of development, thus capable of a logical expression, has sometimes been invidiously spoken of as rationalism and contrasted with faith. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z After him come the senior masters—or, as they prefer somewhat invidiously to describe themselves, the permanent staff—then the junior masters. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z What actual necessity can there have been for so invidiously employing an imported word, when the French equivalent was already firmly established as a particle of abuse? A Cursory History of Swearing The phrase reminds us that there was a time when the enterprise of science and the moral interests of men both moved in a universe invidiously distinguished from that of ordinary occurrence. Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude She knew that she would be watched; and the world should never have occasion to remark invidiously upon her conduct. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine The monster nuisance, as it had been invidiously called, was no longer amenable to the Nuisances Removal Act. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) This is rather invidiously put, and looks as if the author had not entire confidence in the truth of what he was saying. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century He had positively been, in his way, by the force of his particular type, a terrible husband not to live with; his type reflecting so invidiously on the woman who had found him distasteful. The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 More than once, this essay has intimated that the counterpart of the idea of invidiously real reality is59 the spectator notion of knowledge. Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude A sententious style is one abounding in sentences that are singly striking or memorable, apart from the context; the word may be used invidiously of that which is pretentiously oracular. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions He has neither introduced offensive allusions, nor invidiously attempted to bias the minds of the young on controverted questions connected with politics or religion. A Handbook of the English Language May I be permitted to advert—by no means invidiously—to the late contest carried on by South Carolina against Federal authority, and so happily terminated by the moderation which prevailed in our public counsels. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject I do not want now to speak invidiously, and say sectarian bigots, but I mean the same kind of bigotry which Jesus rebuked so sharply, when He called certain men "blind leaders of the blind." History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I Mead has invidiously remarked of Woodward that he gathered shells and stones, and would pass for a philosopher. Great Testimony against scientific cruelty And as for you, Miss Nefer, I added a shade invidiously, you just keep on sitting cold in Central Park, warmed by dry-ice smoke from braziers, and keep your mouth shut and everything'll be fine. No Great Magic Also I shrank from the bigoted "two-bottle-orthodox," as they were invidiously called. Apologia Pro Vita Sua The earlier man had been what he invidiously remembered—yet would he had been the whole simpler story! The Finer Grain We are by no means disposed to look invidiously on the enterprising spirit exhibited abroad for securing a closer connection with a country, the great mercantile wealth of which is yet, comparatively speaking, untouched. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens He did not wield the ready, punctual pen of him whom Lockhart most invidiously calls "the bronzed and mother-naked gentleman of the Press." The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) A few of the more reverent uncovered their heads at intervals; but it would be idle to deny that there was a feeling that Little Rathie's daughter was favouring Tammas and others somewhat invidiously. Auld Licht Idylls Is this notorious "tribal God" the God of the Mesopotamian sheikh whose seed was so invidiously chosen? Chosen Peoples Being the First "Arthur Davis Memorial Lecture" delivered before the Jewish Historical Society at University College on Easter-Passover Sunday, 1918/5678 Also I disliked the bigoted "two bottle orthodox," as they were invidiously called. Apologia pro Vita Sua A happiness invidiously set off by this distinction, that every other kingdom, every other state, were entangled and almost destroyed by the fury of arms. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel I would not invidiously compare the unfortunate black to the 'dregs of the populace,' since labor in any form must not be lightly spoken of. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy I use these epithets, of course, not invidiously, but descriptively; if one desire to enter as closely as possible into Hawthorne's situation, one must endeavour to reproduce his circumstances. Hawthorne (English Men of Letters Series) Yes, thou shalt revisit the land of thy birth, I thought, as I looked invidiously on the airy voyager; but we shall, never more! The Last Man But I will not reproduce invidiously—as if false to a fifty years' friendship—any harsh reproach, however conscientious, whereby I may have publicly withdrawn my praise. My Life as an Author Can we say that even at this very hour we are not invidiously aggrandized? The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) Report, however, had invidiously declared that Georgiana looked with a cold and contemptuous eye upon the addresses of all save two. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 6, 1841, Finally, they betray great want of candour, by invidiously repeating what great commotions, tumults, and contentions, have attended the preaching of our doctrine, and what effects it produces in many persons. Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations I have not consciously misrepresented the system of Mr. Newman and his friends in a single particular; I have not, to my knowledge, expressed any one of their tenets invidiously. The Christian Life Its Course, Its Hindrances, And Its Helps But if you are what is invidiously termed an "employed" man, life is full of variety. The First Hundred Thousand It taught people to think less of preaching than of what in an age of excitement were invidiously called forms—of the sacraments and services of the Church. The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845 Mead has invidiously remarked of Woodward, that he gathered shells and stones, and would pass for a philosopher. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler In all this criticism there was much undeniable truth; but sufficient weight was not given to the excellencies of the old school, while their faults were ostentatiously and invidiously enumerated. The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author It is invidiously described as maintaining "the sufficiency of private judgment." The Christian Life Its Course, Its Hindrances, And Its Helps We do not draw this comparison invidiously, but merely to illustrate the advantages of literary economy. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 407, December 24, 1829 Had what now really prevailed with Strether been but a dread of that thump—a dread of wincing a little painfully at what it might invidiously demonstrate? The Ambassadors I beg you take all this as I mean it, which, Heaven knows, is not invidiously. The American I don't say that invidiously; it 's your disposition, and you can't help it. Roderick Hudson The effect might be less invidiously secured by demanding qualifications which were practically identical with the social conditions requisite for the possession of titular knighthood. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate The handsome Great Lobelia, constantly and invidiously compared with its gorgeous sister the cardinal flower, suffers unfairly. Wild Flowers Worth Knowing A few of the more reverent uncovered their heads at intervals; but it would be idle to deny that there was a feeling that Little Rathie's daughter was favoring Tammas and others somewhat invidiously. Auld Licht Idyls The one hope is in two legions invidiously detained and almost not belonging to us. Caesar: a Sketch Germanicus persisted no longer; though he knew that this was all feigned and hollow, and saw himself invidiously torn away from a harvest of ripe glory. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola Yes, she's invidiously, cruelly foreign," Vanderbank agreed: "I've never indeed seen a woman avail herself so cleverly, to make up for the obloquy of that state, of the benefits and immunities it brings with it. The Awkward Age Be it so: I will not press the point invidiously—it is not necessary for my argument. Selected Speeches on British Foreign Policy 1738-1914 If a thing is good, why invidiously bring it into light with something better? The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 The younger, on the other hand, deprecates the comparisons that were being invidiously drawn between them. Byron Commanded by the Emperor, I took a wife; behold the offspring of so many Consuls; behold the descendants of so many Dictators! nor is this remembrance invidiously made, but made to move mercy. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola The word Republican has not been selected invidiously. The Century Vocabulary Builder But the merchant himself could invidiously and continuously rob the customer without fear of any law. Great Fortunes from Railroads We will not invidiously translate it woman's truth, for there was in the transaction something of a subterfuge; and it must be owned that the ladies tried to the utmost the knightly respect for womankind. A Book of Golden Deeds You are asked to decide among a column of him, uniformly obscure, but divided invidiously enough into tradesmen and gentlemen. Without Prejudice And then it would have been added invidiously—'Better men than ever stood in your shoes have borne worse language. Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 We divide them invidiously into hack reviewers and critics, forgetting that a hack is just a reviewer overworked, and a critic a reviewer with leisure to perform real criticism. Definitions: Essays in Contemporary Criticism Success, it has been invidiously remarked, constitutes in most instances the sole difference between the traitor and the deliverer of his country. History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second Once among the towers above, she became so interested in the windy corridors, mildewed dungeons, and the tribe of daws peering invidiously upon her from overhead, that she forgot the flight of time. The Hand of Ethelberta And that is the only gulf that separates my friends here from those who are invidiously called the blest. Man and Superman Probably nine-tenths of the gushing letters of indiscreet confession are written after nine or ten o'clock in the evening, and sent off before day returns to leer invidiously upon them. Desperate Remedies What she felt was that a territorial, a political, a social magnate had conceived the design of drawing her into the system in which he rather invidiously lived and moved. The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 "Well," asked the Counsellor invidiously, "and, pray, what is there to prevent you doing all this?" The Champdoce Mystery They came toward us, from under the archway to which Mr. Ruck had somewhat invidiously alluded, slowly and with a rather exhausted step and expression. The Pension Beaurepas This definition was scrutinised with extreme jealousy, and was thought by many, with very little reason, to have been framed for the purpose of extending the privileges, already invidiously great, of the nobility. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 Of other singers, the latest of the heavenly quire, it is invidiously said that they build shrines to Blue China and other ceramic abominations of the Philistine, and worship the same in their rooms. Oxford Don't suppose I am invidiously separating my interests from yours in the common danger that now threatens us both. Armadale If I had been the most scrupulous man in the world, I must still have received my wages, for the very necessary purpose of not appearing to distinguish myself invidiously from my fellow-workmen. A Rogue's Life The conversation had been swung in that direction by Mrs. Morse, who had been invidiously singing the praises of Mr. Hapgood. Martin Eden |
| 随便看 |
英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。