[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]隐伏的;潜在的;不知不觉间加剧的 Something that is insidious is unpleasant or dangerous and develops gradually without being noticed.
The changes are insidious, and will not produce a noticeable effect for 15 to 20 years...
变化是悄然发生的,15 到 20 年间不会产生明显影响。
They focus on overt discrimination rather than insidious aspects of racism.
他们关注的是公开的歧视,而不是种族主义的一些潜在问题。
insidiously
Delusions are sometimes insidiously destructive.
妄想有时也具有潜在的破坏性。
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in·sidi·ous/ɪnˈsɪdiəs; NAmEɪnˈsɪdiəs/adjective( formal,disapproving) spreading gradually or without being noticed, but causing serious harm 潜伏的;隐袭的;隐伏的◆the insidious effects of polluted water supplies供水系统污染的潜在恶果▶in·sidi·ous·ly/ɪnˈsɪdiəsli; NAmEɪnˈsɪdiəsli/adverbin·sidi·ous/ɪnˈsɪdiəs; NAmEɪnˈsɪdiəs/in·sidi·ous·ly/ɪnˈsɪdiəsli; NAmEɪnˈsɪdiəsli/
an insidious change or problem spreads gradually without being noticed, and causes serious harm: an insidious trend towards censorship of the press—insidiously adverb—insidiousness noun [uncountable]
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