Word · Frequency #14089
envious
嫉妒的；羡慕的
核心释义
feeling or showing envy; desiring what someone else has
- 1.
嫉妒的；艳羡他人优点或好运的；怀有恶意的。
Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging.
- 2.
嫉妒的；眼红的
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
- 3.
过分小心的；过度谨慎的。
Excessively careful; cautious.
嫉妒的；艳羡他人优点或好运的；怀有恶意的。；嫉妒的；眼红的；过分小心的；过度谨慎的。；嫉妒的；羡慕的
用法In use
She felt envious when she saw her colleague's promotion.
用法提示：这里 envious 是形容词，作表语，表示“嫉妒的，羡慕的”。
He is envious of his neighbor's large garden.
用法提示：envious 后接 of 引出所羡慕的对象，表示“对……感到羡慕/嫉妒”。
They gave the winner an envious look.
用法提示：envious 在此作定语修饰 look，表示“羡慕的”。
envious of their art collection
be envious of sb/sth
envious 后接 of，引出羡慕或嫉妒的对象。
She was envious of her friend's success.
她羡慕朋友的成功。
be envious that + clause
that 从句说明引发嫉妒或羡慕的具体事情。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- be envious of
- 羡慕；嫉妒
- She was envious of her friend's talent.她羡慕朋友的才华。
- envious look
- 羡慕（或嫉妒）的眼神
- He gave my new phone an envious look.他羡慕地看了我的新手机一眼。
- make someone envious
- 使某人羡慕（或嫉妒）
- Her promotion made her colleagues envious.她的晋升让同事们羡慕不已。
- feel envious
- 感到羡慕（或嫉妒）
- I feel envious when I see people traveling the world.看到别人环游世界时，我感到羡慕。
- envious thoughts
- 嫉妒的想法；羡慕之情
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
envious 是 envy（羡慕/嫉妒）的形容词；想象 envy 后面加上 -ous，看到别人拥有而自己没有时，心里酸溜溜的。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面写作 envious 是中性词，通常表示因他人拥有自己想要的东西而产生的羡慕或嫉妒，在日常口语和书面语中都比较常见，并不生硬。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有与 envious 完全押韵的词。obvious、previous、devious、impervious 拼写都以 -vious 结尾，且结尾的 /viəs/ 读音相同，但重读元音不同，因此不押韵；various 和 studious 仅共享末尾的 /iəs/ 读音。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.