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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Do I sound envious? I pity them, actually.
我聽起來(lái)是嫉妒嗎？實(shí)際上我是可憐他們。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. I don't think I'm envious of your success.
我想我并不嫉妒你的成功。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Everyone is so envious of her.
人人都那么羨慕她。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.