形容非常嫉妒、眼红的状态。用来描述一个人因为别人拥有自己想要的东西而感到强烈的羡慕或嫉妒。
/ɡriːn wɪð ˈɛnvi/
She was green with envy when she saw her colleague's new car.
当她看到同事的新车时,她嫉妒得不行。
After hearing about his friend's promotion and the generous salary that came with it, he tried to act happy, but deep down he was green with envy.
听说朋友升职并获得了丰厚的薪水后,他试图表现得很高兴,但内心深处却嫉妒万分。
这个短语的起源可以追溯到古希腊时期。古希腊人认为嫉妒会导致体内胆汁过多分泌,使人面色发绿。莎士比亚在《奥赛罗》(Othello)中写下了著名的台词,将嫉妒称为 green-eyed monster(绿眼怪物),进一步巩固了"绿色"与"嫉妒"之间的文化联系。从此,green 在英语中便成了嫉妒的象征色彩,green with envy 也成为了一个广泛使用的习语。