詞語:envy
envy是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
envy
[5envi]
n.
vt.羨慕, 嫉妒
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
envy
en.vy
AHD:[μn「v?]
D.J.[6envi8]
K.K.[6Wnvi]
n.(名詞)
【複數】 en.vies
(1)A feeling of discontent and resentment aroused by and in conjunction with desire for the possessions or qualities of another.
妒忌,羨慕:由於渴望得到他人的所有物或品質而引起的不滿和怨恨的情緒
(2)The object of such feeling:
羨慕的對象:引起這種感覺的事物:
Their new pool made them the envy of their neighbors.
他們的新游泳池受到鄰居的羨慕
(3)Obsolete Malevolence.
【廢語】 惡毒,怨恨
v.tr.(及物動詞)
en.vied, en.vy.ing, en.vies
(1)To feel envy toward.
對…感到羨慕
(2)To regard with envy.
羨慕地看待
語源
(1)Middle English envie
中古英語 envie
(2)from Old French
源自 古法語
(3)from Latin invidia
源自 拉丁語 invidia
(4)from invidus [envious]
源自 invidus [妒忌的]
(5)from invid?e [to look at with envy]
源自 invid?e [妒忌地注視]
(6)in- [in, on] * see en- 1
in- [在…裡,在…上] *參見 en-1
(7)vid?e [to see] * see weid-
vid?e [看見] *參見 weid-
(8)V., from Middle English envien
動詞,源自 中古英語 envien
(9)from Old French envier
源自 古法語 envier
(10)from Latin invid?e
源自 拉丁語 invid?e
繼承用法
en「vier
n.(名詞)
en「vyingly
adv.(副詞)
參考詞彙
(1)envy, begrudge, covet
(2)These verbs mean to feel resentful or painful desire for another's advantages or possessions.
這些動詞都具有對他人的優點和所有物懷有憎惡或痛苦的渴望這一含義。
(3)Envy is wider in range than the others since it combines discontent, resentment, and desire:
Envy 較其它詞具有更廣的範圍,因為它包含了不滿、憎惡和渴望幾個意思:
「When I peruse the conquered fame of heroes and the victories of mighty generals, I do not envy the generals」 (Walt Whitman).
「當我細細咀嚼那些英雄的盛名和偉大的將軍們的勝利時,我並不羨慕那些將軍」 (沃特·惠特曼)。
(4)Begrudge stresses ill will and reluctance to acknowledge another's right or claim:
Begrudge 強調惡意和不願承認別人的權力和要求:
Why begrudge him his success?
為什麼不願承認他的成功?
(5)Covet stresses desire, especially a secret or culpable longing, for something to which one has no right:
Covet 強調渴望,尤其是私下或不正當地希望得到自己無權得到的事物:
「as thorough an Englishman as ever coveted his neighbor's goods」 (Charles Kingsley).
「像一個英國人一貫所做的那樣垂涎鄰居的財物」 (查理斯·金斯利)
現代英漢詞典
envy
[5envI]
n.
羨慕;妒嫉
"He has become an envy of all his friends, since he was assigned to a new promising post."
"他被派到一個新的很有發展前途的工作崗位,所以成為朋友們羨慕的對象。"
The boy's new electronic toy train was the envy of his friends.
這男孩的新電動玩具火車使他的朋友們很羨慕。
詞性變化
envy
vt.
envied, envying
羨慕;妒嫉
I don't envy you your journey in this bad weather.
我並不羨慕你在這種壞天氣去旅行。
How I envy you!
我真羨慕你!
現代英漢綜合大辭典
envy
[5envi]
vt.
羨慕; 忌妒
How I envy you!
我真羨慕您!
詞性變化
envy
[5envi]
n.
(1)羨慕; 忌妒
(2)忌妒的根由[對像]; 被羨慕的人[東西]
be in envy of sb.'s success
羨慕某人的成功
out of envy
出於忌妒[羨慕]
繼承用法
envyingly
adv.
習慣用語
better be -vied than pitied
寧可讓人妒 忌, 不要讓人憐憫
green with envy
妒忌得面色發青, 非常妒忌
lost in envy
非常嫉妒
用法詞典
envy
源自古法語envie
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