English Dictionary

envy

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɛnvi/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 廃用

(transitive) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions. / (obsolete, intransitive) To have envious feelings (at).

日本語の意味

（他人の幸運や所有物に対して）嫉妬や憎悪を感じる / （古語・自動詞）嫉妬心を持つ

I envy her confidence, even though I know it's built through years of hard work.

私は彼女の自信をねたんでしまうが、それが何年もの努力で築かれたものだとわかっている。

意味（1）

(transitive) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions.

Moon and Kim took a cable car together to Heaven Lake, a caldera at the top of the mountain, and walked around the area with their wives and officials from both sides. Pictures showed Moon and Kim smiling and posing with their wives, and Moon filling a bottle with water from the lake. “The Chinese envy us because they can’t go down to the lake from their side but we can,” Kim said. “We should write another chapter of history between the North and the South by reflecting our new history on this Heaven Lake.”

意味（2）

(obsolete, intransitive) To have envious feelings (at).

I do not envy at their wealth, titles, offices;[…]let me live quiet and at ease.

意味（3）

(obsolete, transitive) To give (something) to (someone) grudgingly or reluctantly; to begrudge.

But that sweet Cordiall, which can restore A loue-sick hart, she did to him enuy[…].

意味（4）

(obsolete) To show malice or ill will; to rail.

He has[…]envied against the people.

意味（5）

(obsolete) To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.

If I make a lie To gain your love and envy my best mistress, Put me against a wall.

意味（6）

(obsolete) To hate.

Both jealous of my love, envied each other

意味（7）

(obsolete) To emulate.

Let later age that noble vse enuie, Vile rancour to auoid, and cruell surquedrie

envies （ present singular third-person ）

envying （ participle present ）

envied （ participle past ）

envied （ past ）