envious

'enviәs

六级 Collins 1

s showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

a. 嫉妒的, 羡慕的

Collins 星级

14,089

BNC 频率

15,366

使用频率

envious 由词根 envy（羡慕）加上形容词后缀 -ous（具有…性质的）构成，表示“具有羡慕性质的”。

例句

1. She felt envious of her friend's new car.

她对朋友的新车感到羡慕。

2. It's not nice to be envious of others' success.

对别人的成功感到羡慕是不好的。

3. He tried to hide his envious feelings when he saw her promotion.

当他看到她的升职时，他试图掩饰自己的羡慕之情。