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单词 insidiously
释义
insidiously
adverb
formal
uk
/ɪnˈsɪd.i.əs.li/us
/ɪnˈsɪd.i.əs.li/
(of somethingunpleasantordangerous) in a way thatgraduallyandsecretlycausesharm:
隐匿地; 阴险地；暗中为害地
Thediseasebeginsinsidiously andprogressesrelentlessly.这种疾病开始时很难察觉，然后不停地恶化。
This hasquietlyand insidiouslygrowninto abigproblem.这已经悄无声息地成了一大难题。
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  • Most insidiously of all, I hadstartedtolosemyself-respect.
  • Allkindsofracismarespreadinginsidiously.
  • Thefilmshowstechnologyatitsmost insidiouslypowerful.
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Serious and unpleasant
  • abominable
  • abominably
  • abysmal
  • abysmally
  • apocalyptic
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  • fraught
  • frightful
  • from hellidiom
  • fun
  • nightmarish
  • nightmarishly
  • noisome
  • not be all fun and gamesidiom
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(Definition ofinsidiouslyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinsidiously

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In the three excerpts presented below, racial stereotypes and assumptions inhabit his and his classmates' talk moreinsidiously.
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Moreinsidiously, the prestige of the sciences was inflated by dividing natural qualities into primary and secondary categories.
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In this work we see again music's role as an 'educative' medium, albeit typically workinginsidiously.
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Vision, like hearing, can deteriorateinsidiouslyand may require correction.
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For anti-feminists, as we have seen, it served to construct a cartoonish, and also on occasion aninsidiouslysubtle, ideological opponent.
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Conversely, dysphagic symptoms may emerge slowly andinsidiouslyover months or even years.
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The limitations of liberal democracy were being scrutinized - both in the streets and in the revisionist historiography which proclaimed the earlier discussion movement simply a form ofinsidiouslyincorporative conservatism.
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The very discretion and attentive silence that are invoked to protect the middle-class child from the governess's imprint make her influenceinsidiouslypervasive; they protect and mandate further protection.
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Symptoms of the disease begininsidiously, most commonly between the ages of 35 and 50, but the age of onset can vary from early childhood until old age.
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In elderly patients, biliary tract disease is more likely to presentinsidiouslyand recognition as the cause of symptoms such as confusion can lead to delay in diagnosis.
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To rely on unelected external powers to protect us from the inevitable failings of one's own government may occasionally beinsidiouslytempting.
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Unless this question is answered, we are only treating the symptoms while the problem continues to spreadinsidiously.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
For this to be possible, a minimum financial reserve needs to be set up to respond to disasters which arise suddenly,insidiouslyand unforeseeably.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We are also in an age when fears can be more widely, moreinsidiouslyand more effectively propagated than ever before.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This is an additional burden and it has been very quietly andinsidiouslyplaced on the shoulders of local authorities.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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