“嫉妒”常见的英文表达有 jealousy(名词形式)和 jealous(形容词形式)。具体用法如下:
jealousy(名词):
表示“嫉妒;妒忌;猜忌”的情感或状态。
例句:
Her jealousy of his success was obvious. (她对他的成功感到嫉妒,这很明显。)
Jealousy can destroy even the strongest relationships. (嫉妒甚至会摧毁最牢固的关系。)
jealous(形容词):
表示“嫉妒的;妒忌的;猜忌的”。
例句:
He's always been jealous of my achievements. (他一直嫉妒我的成就。)
She gave him a jealous look. (她用嫉妒的眼神看了他一眼。)
此外,根据语境,envy(名词/动词)也可用于表达“羡慕;嫉妒”的情感,但通常更侧重于“渴望拥有他人所拥有的东西”。
envy(名词):
例句:
I felt a twinge of envy when I saw her new car. (看到她的新车时,我感到一阵嫉妒。)
envy(动词):
例句:
I envy her ability to speak French so fluently. (我羡慕她能如此流利地说法语。)