enviously

IPA/ˈenviəsli/
KK[ˈɛnviəsli]IPA/ˈenviəsli/

enviously — 副詞

1. used to describe the way someone acts or looks when they see something another p

1.副詞B2
釋義

羨慕地

因羨慕而表現出的行為或表情

used to describe the way someone acts or looks when they see something another person has and feel unhappy that they do not have it themselves

例句

Lara looked enviously at her colleague's promotion and the large corner office she received.

Lara 羨慕地看著同事的新升遷，以及隨之而來的寬敞角落辦公室。

collocation: look enviously at something

Adina sighed enviously when she saw Naoko's travel photos from the trip across Japan.

Adina 看到 Naoko 在日本旅行的照片時，羨慕地嘆了口氣。

同義詞
  • jealously

    more negative than 'enviously'; can suggest wanting to take away what the other person has, not just wanting the same thing

  • covetously

    stronger desire to possess; much more formal and less common than 'enviously'

  • resentfully

    focuses on anger or bitterness about the unfairness, whereas 'enviously' focuses on wanting what someone else has

反義詞
  • generously

    if you act generously, you give things to others rather than wanting what they have

  • contentedly

    if you act contentedly, you are satisfied with your own situation and do not want what others have

文法句型

verb + enviously

verb + enviously + at + noun phrase

verb + enviously + of + noun phrase

用法筆記

Enviously typically appears right after the verb it modifies, especially with verbs of looking (gaze, stare, glance) or speaking (talk, remark, sigh). The adjective 'envious' is about ten times more common than the adverb, so learners may encounter 'enviously' more often in writing than in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

❌She was enviously of my new bag.
✅She was envious of my new bag.
💡'Enviously' is an adverb and cannot follow a linking verb like 'was.' Use the adjective 'envious' after 'be' verbs.
❌He looked at me with enviously eyes.
✅He looked at me with envious eyes.' or 'He looked at me enviously.
💡'Enviously' already means 'in an envious way,' so adding 'eyes' creates redundancy.