envy

羨望、ねたみ

他人が持つものを自分も欲しいと思って、つらくなる気持ち。

やさしい英語で： The unhappy feeling of wanting something another person has.

• I felt envy when I saw her car.
• His success filled them with envy.
• She hid her envy of her sister.

使い方： envy of someone/something (His envy of her success was obvious.)

類義語： jealousy

よく使う表現： envy of someone, with envy, feel envy, out of envy

羨む

他人が持つものを自分も持ちたいと思うこと。

やさしい英語で： To wish you had something that another person has.

• I envy your freedom.
• She envied his beautiful garden.
• Do you envy people who work from home?

使い方： envy someone something (I envy you your free time.)

類義語： be jealous of

よく使う表現： envy someone, envy someone something, envy someone’s success

ねたむ

自分が欲しいものや幸運を持つ人を恨むこと。

やさしい英語で： To dislike someone because they have something good that you want.

• His rivals envied him for his wealth.
• She bitterly envied her successful brother.
• They envied anyone who had more than they did.

使い方： envy someone for something (They envied her for her success.)

類義語： resent, be jealous of

よく使う表現： envy someone, envy a rival