(pl. -ies)［mass noun］
1- 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.
她对船（或飞机）上的人感到一阵忌妒。
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the envy of
a person or thing that inspires such a feeling…的忌妒对象; …的羡慕目标：our national health service is the envy of many in Europe.
我们的国民保健制度使许多欧洲人羡慕不已。
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-ies, -ied
with obj. desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable attribute belonging to (someone else)羡慕; 妒忌：he envied people who did not have to work at the weekends
他非常羡慕那些周末不必工作的人们
with two objs I envy Jane her happiness.我忌妒简的幸福。
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- desire for oneself (something possessed or enjoyed by another)向往, 渴望（别人的东西）：
a lifestyle which most of us would envy.
我们中的大多数人都向往的一种生活方式。
派生词
envier
noun词源
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'.