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insidious adj.隐伏的；暗中为害的；阴险的；诱人上当的；（疾病等）不知不觉恶化的 (1) 那个阴险的家伙几乎见人便说我的坏话。 Insidious is related to the Latin noun, īnsidiae meaning "ambush" which comes from the Latin verb, īnsidēre "to lie in wait for." This is very fitting as an insidious rumor or problem is one whose negative effect is not realized until the damage is already done. Similarly, an insidious disease develops internally without symptoms, so that you don't realize right away that you are sick.

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英 [ɪn'sɪdiəs] 美 [ɪn'sɪdiəs] (1) That insidious man bad-mouthed me to almost everyone else. If something is slowly and secretly causing harm, it's insidious — like the rumors no one seems to listen to until suddenly someone's reputation is ruined. 1[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。insidiouslyDelusions are sometimes insidiously destructive.妄想有时也具有潜在的破坏性。

英语单词	insidious
英美音标	英 [ɪn'sɪdiəs] 美 [ɪn'sɪdiəs]
中文释义	adj.隐伏的；暗中为害的；阴险的；诱人上当的；（疾病等）不知不觉恶化的
英语例句	(1) That insidious man bad-mouthed me to almost everyone else.
中文例句	(1) 那个阴险的家伙几乎见人便说我的坏话。
vocabulary简明	If something is slowly and secretly causing harm, it's insidious — like the rumors no one seems to listen to until suddenly someone's reputation is ruined.
vocabulary扩展	Insidious is related to the Latin noun, īnsidiae meaning "ambush" which comes from the Latin verb, īnsidēre "to lie in wait for." This is very fitting as an insidious rumor or problem is one whose negative effect is not realized until the damage is already done. Similarly, an insidious disease develops internally without symptoms, so that you don't realize right away that you are sick.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。

Insidious Latin Effect Develops 英 ɪn'sɪdiəs] 美 ɪn'sɪdiəs Adj.隐伏的；暗中为害的；阴险的；诱人上当的；（疾病等）不知不觉恶化的