envy

envy
(pl. -ies)
  1. [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)
  1. [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
  1. 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'
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