insidious

KK [ˏɪnˋsɪˏdiəs] /ˌɪnˈsɪˌdiəs/

形容詞

  1. 1

    潛伏的、不知不覺加劇的

    The disease is insidious and often goes undetected for years.

    這種疾病是潛伏性的,往往多年都沒被發現。

  2. 2

    陰險的、狡詐的、居心不良的

    He used insidious tactics to turn colleagues against each other.

    他用陰險的手段讓同事互相對立。

  3. 3

    誘人卻有害的、暗藏危害的

    Social media has an insidious effect on teenagers' self-image.

    社群媒體對青少年的自我形象有種暗藏危害的影響。