"insidious" in Chinese (Simplified)
潜伏的阴险的
Definition
形容有害的事物悄悄发展，慢慢扩散而不易察觉，直到变得危险。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
偏正式，常描述疾病、问题或危险无声无息地发展，如“insidious disease”（隐性疾病）。不要与“狡猾的”混淆。
Examples
Cancer can be an insidious disease.
癌症可能是一种**潜伏的**疾病。
The effects of pollution can be insidious.
污染的影响可能是**潜伏的**。
The virus has an insidious way of spreading.
这种病毒以**潜伏的**方式传播。
Stress is insidious—you might not even notice it building up.
压力非常**隐蔽**，你可能都没注意到它逐渐累积。
It’s the insidious nature of cyber attacks that makes them so dangerous.
网络攻击之所以危险，正是因为它的**潜伏性**。
What’s so insidious about the rumor is how it spread without anyone noticing.
这个谣言最**阴险**的地方在于，它在没人察觉的情况下就传播开了。