[mass noun]a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck 妒忌;羡慕 she felt a twinge of envy for the people on board. 她对登机(或船)的人感到一阵忌妒。 ■(the envy of)a person or thing that inspires such a feeling 忌妒对象;羡慕目标 our national health service is the envy of many in Europe. 我国的国民保健制度使许多欧洲人羡慕不已。
(-ies, -ied)
[with obj.]desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable attribute belonging to (someone else) 羡慕(或妒忌)(他人) he envied people who did not have to work at the weekends. 他羡慕那些周末不必工作的人。 [with two objs]I envy Jane her happiness. 我忌妒简的幸福。 ■desire for oneself (something possessed or enjoyed by another) 羡慕(别人的东西) a lifestyle which most of us would envy. 我们多数人都会羡慕的生活方式。
派生 envier noun 语源
Middle English (also in the sense 'hostility, enmity'): from Old French envie (noun), envier (verb), from Latin invidia, from invidere 'regard maliciously, grudge', from in- 'into' + videre 'to see'