envy
envy — 動詞
1. To experience discontent because another person has a quality, possession, or ad
羨慕
渴望擁有他人的好處或特質
To experience discontent because another person has a quality, possession, or advantage that you would like for yourself.
Lotte secretly envied her older sister for winning the national piano competition.
Lotte 暗自羨慕姊姊贏得了全國鋼琴比賽。
envy + noun + for + gerund (reason for envy)
"I really envy your ability to stay calm under pressure," said Ishaan during the presentation.
Ishaan 在報告時說：「我真的很羨慕你能在壓力下保持冷靜。」
envy + noun phrase (quality as direct object)
The children in class all envied the new student's lunchbox with its secret compartments.
全班的孩子都羨慕新同學那個有著暗格的神奇午餐盒。
Kwame envied his colleague's promotion but congratulated her with genuine warmth.
Kwame 羨慕同事升職，但仍真誠地向她道賀。
Ava envies the way Rania can make friends wherever she travels.
Ava 羨慕 Rania 無論旅行到哪都能交到朋友。
- celebrate (someone's success)
to feel genuine happiness for another person's good fortune
- appreciate
to value what you have without comparing to others
文法句型
envy + noun phrase
envy + noun + for + noun/gerund
用法筆記
Rarely used in progressive tenses ("I am envying" is non-standard). Common patterns: a person can envy another person for a trait (envy someone for something) or envy the trait itself (envy someone's success).
常見錯誤
envy — 名詞
1. An unpleasant emotion that arises when you see someone else's advantage or good
羨慕；妒忌
因見他人擁有而心生嚮往的不悅感
An unpleasant emotion that arises when you see someone else's advantage or good fortune and wish you had the same thing yourself.
Rodrigo felt a wave of envy when he saw his friend's newly renovated apartment.
Rodrigo 看到朋友新裝潢的公寓時，感到一陣羨慕。
collocation: a wave of envy
Sayaka struggled to hide her envy as her teammate accepted the award on stage.
Sayaka 努力隱藏心中的妒忌，看著隊友上台領獎。
The success of his former classmates filled Stefan with quiet envy rather than joy.
看到昔日同學的成功，Stefan 心中充滿的不是喜悅，而是淡淡的羨慕。
Lien's envy of her neighbour's garden inspired her to start planting flowers too.
Lien 對鄰居花園的羨慕，讓她開始也動手種起花來。
Green with envy, Iris watched her cousin drive away in a shiny new sports car.
Iris 眼巴巴地看著表妹開著一輛閃亮的新跑車離去，羨慕得不得了。
- jealousy
often used interchangeably but more precisely refers to fear of losing something to a rival, especially in relationships
- resentment
a more bitter feeling that the other person does not deserve their advantage
- covetousness
formal, often with moral or religious disapproval; intense desire for what belongs to another
- contentment
a state of being satisfied with what you have
- generosity
the willingness to share your advantages rather than resent others'
文法句型
envy of + noun phrase
feel/experience envy
be filled with envy
用法筆記
Unlike jealousy (which involves a rival and the fear of losing something), envy is purely about wanting what another person has. Common intensifying phrases: 'green with envy,' 'burning with envy.'
常見錯誤
2. Something that many people admire and wish they owned, making its owner feel pro
羨慕對象
眾人所渴望擁有的事物或特質
Something that many people admire and wish they owned, making its owner feel proud. Almost always used in the fixed phrase 'the envy of [group].'
Isabela's hand-painted ceramic collection is the envy of her entire art class.
Isabela 親手繪製的陶瓷收藏品是全班美術課同學羨慕的對象。
be the envy of + group (object of widespread desire)
The town's new public library quickly became the envy of nearby communities.
鎮上的新公立圖書館很快就成了鄰近社區羨慕的對象。
The school's rooftop garden and solar panels made it the envy of the whole street.
這所學校因為擁有屋頂花園和太陽能板，成了整條街上人人羨慕的對象。
Among local gardeners, Sivan's rose garden is the envy of the entire county.
在當地的園藝愛好者中，Sivan 的玫瑰花園是整個郡羨慕的對象。
- pride
something that makes you feel proud, without the sense of others desiring it
- admiration
the object of respect, without the jealous undertone
- embarrassment
something that makes you feel ashamed rather than admired
文法句型
be the envy of + group of people
用法筆記
Only appears in the singular form in the fixed structure 'the envy of [group].' The subject is typically a possession, achievement, or quality — not a person directly — though it can be a person described by their attributes.
常見錯誤
3. Used after a noun to describe a particular possession or attribute of someone th
豔羨之物
令他人渴望擁有的特定事物或才能
Used after a noun to describe a particular possession or attribute of someone that makes other people wish they had that specific thing. Always follows 'the envy of + group.'
Iris's ability to speak three languages fluently was the envy of her classmates.
Iris 能流暢說三種語言的能力，是同學們豔羨的才能。
envy of + group (specific talent as target)
The professor's rare collection of first-edition novels is the envy of scholars nationwide.
那位教授珍藏的初版小說集，是全國學者豔羨的收藏。
The Parks' vacation videos from Japan were the envy of everyone at the dinner party.
Park 一家在日本拍的度假影片，是晚宴上在座眾人豔羨的話題。
The Watanabe family's self-built wooden cabin became the envy of all their relatives.
Watanabe 家自己動手蓋的木屋，成了所有親戚豔羨的對象。
文法句型
[possession/quality] + be + the envy of + [group]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: sense 2 describes something that makes the owner broadly admired overall, while sense 3 points to a specific item or quality that people wish they personally could have.