1ADJ-GRADED (任务、工作)招致不满的,引起反感的 If you describe a task or job as invidious, you mean that it is unpleasant because it is likely to make you unpopular. (任务、工作)招致不满的,引起反感的
The local authority could find itself in the invidious position of having to refuse.
2ADJ (比较、选择)不公平的,难以决定的 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. (比较、选择)不公平的,难以决定的