envious是什么意思_envious怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another"s advantages;"he was never covetous before he met her"
"jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"
"envious of their art collection"

中英词源

envious 羡慕的

来自envy, 羡慕。

envious (adj.): 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.

词态变化

副词 enviously;

权威造句

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.

近反义词

envious of 妒忌

相似短语

envious of 妒忌;羡慕Tom was envious of his brother"s success in business.汤姆羡慕(或妒忌)他哥哥事业上的成功。

be envious of v.嫉妒,羡慕

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