c. 1300, from Anglo-French envious, Old French envieus (13c.), earlier envidius "envious, jealous" (12c., Modern French envieux), from Latin invidiosus "full of envy" (source of Spanish envidioso, Italian invidioso, Portuguese invejoso), from invidia (see envy). Related: Enviously; enviousness.
权威例句
1. Do I sound envious? I pity them, actually.
我听起来是嫉妒吗?实际上我是可怜他们。
2. I don't think I'm envious of your success.
我想我并不嫉妒你的成功。
3. Everyone is so envious of her.
人人都那么羡慕她。
4. She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.
她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车.
5. Envious glances were cast at Anne.
嫉妒的目光向安妮投来.
词语辨析
【envious, jealous】
envious: a.羡慕的,强调攀比心理所造成的羡慕。
• He is envious of my new car and wants one like it. 他很羡慕我的新车,也想要一辆同样的。
jealous: a.妒忌的,暗含有憎恶与不好的感情。
• He gets jealous when other man talks to his girlfriend. 当别的男人和他的女朋友说话时间],他会很嫉妒。