记忆方法
1. 坐在里面藏起来偷袭、伏击别人。
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中文词源
insidious 潜伏的
in-,进入，使，-sid,坐，词源同sit,sedentary.即坐在里边的，引申词义潜伏的。
英语词源
- insidious
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insidious: see session
- insidious (adj.)
- 1540s, from Middle French insidieux (15c.) or directly from Latin insidiosus "deceitful, cunning, artful," from insidiae (plural) "plot, snare, ambush," from insidere "sit on, occupy," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). Related: Insidiously; insidiousness.
权威例句
- 1. 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。
- 2. the insidious effects of polluted water supplies
- 供水系统污染的潜在恶果
- 3. 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。
- 4. Organized crime has an insidious influence on all who come into contact with it.
- 所有和集团犯罪有关的人都会不知不觉地受坏影响.
- 5. That insidious man bad mouthed me to almost everyone else.
- 那个阴险的家伙几乎见人便说我的坏话。