en·vi·ous /ˈɛnviəs/
 (a.)羨慕的,嫉妒的
 En·vi·ous a.
 1. Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. [Obs.]
    Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch.   --Shak.
 2. Feeling or exhibiting envy; actuated or directed by, or proceeding from, envy; -- said of a person, disposition, feeling, act, etc.; jealously pained by the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging; -- followed by of, at, and against; as, an envious man, disposition, attack; envious tongues.
    My soul is envious of mine eye.   --Keble.
    Neither be thou envious at the wicked.   --Prov. xxiv. 19.
 3. Inspiring envy. [Obs. or Poetic]
 He to him leapt, and that same envious gage
 Of victor's glory from him snatched away.   --Spenser.
 4. Excessively careful; cautious. [Obs.]
    No men are so envious of their health.   --Jer. Taylor.
 -- En*vi*ous*ly, adv. -- En*vi*ous*ness, n.
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 envious
      adj : showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's
            advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her";
            "jealous of his success and covetous of his
            possessions"; "envious of their art collection" [syn: covetous,
             jealous]