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.
双语例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
2. I don't think I'm envious of your success.
我想我并不嫉妒你的成功。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Everyone is so envious of her.
人人都那么羡慕她。
来自《权威词典》
4. She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.
