jealous
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈdʒel.əs]
- 美式音标 [ˈdʒel.əs]
- 国际音标 ['dʒeləs]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 妒忌的;猜疑的;唯恐失去的;戒备的
词源解说
- 13世纪初期进入英语,直接源自古法语的gelos;最初源自古希腊语的zelos,意为竞争,热情。
词根记忆
- 来自希腊语zealos(热心,热情)
用法辨析
- jealous的基本意思是“嫉妒的,妒忌的”,指对别人拥有的物品、资质等愤恨不满,有时还可作“注意的,谨慎的”解。jealous of一般有褒贬两种意义,主语与of后的人称一致时含褒义,常译成“珍爱的,爱惜的”,反之则为贬义,译成“妒忌的”。
adj. (形容词)
英汉例句
- Othello was a jealous husband.
奥赛罗是位妒忌心很重的丈夫。 - He is mortally jealous.
他非常嫉妒。 - Tom was jealous of John.
汤姆妒忌约翰。 - I was jealous that you had another friend.
我妒忌你有了另一个朋友。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ~+ n.
用作表语: S+be+~
S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
S+be+~+that-clause
词组短语
- jealous eye 监视
- jealous husband 吃醋的丈夫
- jealous looks 嫉妒的样子
- bitterly 〔blindly, violently〕 jealous 非常〔盲目,极端〕嫉妒
- jealous of achievement 〔the prize〕 嫉妒成就〔奖金〕
- jealous of sb 's success 嫉妒某人的成功
- jealous of honor 〔reputation, rights〕 珍惜自己的荣誉〔名誉,权利〕
- jealous of 妒忌
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
副词+~
~+介词
短语
英英字典
- (UNHAPPY) upset and angry because someone that you love seems interested in another person
- (CAREFUL) extremely careful in protecting someone or something
- If someone is jealous, they feel angry or bitter because they think that another person is trying to take a lover or friend, or a possession, away from them.
- jealously
- If you are jealous of another person's possessions or qualities, you feel angry or bitter because you do not have them.
- jealously
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专业释义
- (神袛)要求绝对忠实和崇敬的,容不得抗争的