envy
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 羡慕，嫉妒
- vt.
- 羡慕，嫉妒
演变路径（由近及远）
原始词根
原始印欧语 *weyd-
词源说明
From Middle English envie, from Old French envie, from Latin invidia (“envy”), from invidere (“to look at with malice”), from in- (“on, upon”) + videre (“to look, see”). Doublet of envie. Cognate to Proto-Slavic *zavistь (“envy”).
Displaced native Old English æfest and nīþ.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). [from 13th c.]
- An object of envious notice or feeling.
- (obsolete) Hatred, enmity, ill-feeling. [14th–18th c.]
- (obsolete) Emulation; rivalry.
- (obsolete) Public odium; ill repute.
- A red-skinned variety of eating apple.
动词 Verb
- (transitive) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions. [from 14th c.]
- (transitive) To resentfully or discontentedly desire