释义 |
envy/ˈenvi/ n. & v.●n. (pl. -ies) 1 a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by another's better fortune etc. 嫉妒(心) 2 the object or ground of this feeling 引人嫉妒的事物或原由 their house is the envy of the neighbourhood 他家的房子引起了邻居们的嫉妒 ●v. tr. (-ies, -ied) feel envy of (a person, circumstances, etc.) (对人或环境、条件等的)羡慕,嫉妒 I envy you your position 我羡慕你的地位 □ envier n.[Middle English via Old French envie from Latin invidia, from invidēre ‘envy’ (as IN-1, vidēre ‘see’)] |