jealous

jealous
adjective
  1. feeling or showing envy of or resentment at someone or at their achievements or perceived advantages
    妒忌的;好妒忌的
    she was always jealous of me.
    她总是妒忌我。
    ■feeling or showing suspicion or resentment that someone one is in an emotional relationship with is attracted to or involved with someone else
    吃醋的,嫉妒的
    ■fiercely protective or vigilant of one's rights or possessions
    小心保护的,唯恐失去的
    Howard is still a little jealous of his authority.
    霍华德仍然有些唯恐失去权威。
    they kept a jealous eye over their interests.
    他们额外小心地保护自己的权益。
    ■(of God) demanding faithfulness and exclusive worship
    (神)要绝对忠实的,须绝对崇拜的
派生
jealously
adverb
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French gelos, from medieval Latin zelosus (see zealous)
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