「jealousy」和「envy」到底一不一樣？

最新 02-20

在我們的觀念里，

「嫉妒」和「妒忌」

好像沒什麼太大的差別。

可是在英語中，

jealousy和envy這兩個詞的意思

你必須要仔細區分，

才不會用錯地方。

Jealousy /"d?el?s?/ n. 妒忌

By the term, jealousy we mean an unpleasant feeling, aroused when you fear someone is trying to take, which happens to be yours.

我們所說的jealousy指的是你害怕某人想要奪走你的東西時而產生的一種不愉快的感覺。

To put simply, jealousy occurs when there is an insecurity or anxiety over an expected loss status, position or something of personal value to another person that belongs to you.

簡單地說，jealousy指當你對地位、立場或本屬於你的有個人價值的事物感到有失去的可能時而產生的恐懼和焦慮。

Further, it is a complex emotion that gives rise to many other feelings such as anger, helplessness, humiliation, etc.

此外，它還是一種會引起許多其他的情感，如憤怒、無助、羞辱等的複雜的情感。

Envy /"env?/ n. 嫉妒，妒忌

We define envy as a feeling of covetousness and begrudging, aroused when a person lacks someone else s exceptional quality, possession or success, advantages, etc.

我們把envy定義為一種貪婪和不情願的感覺。它發生在當一個人感覺到他缺乏他人的卓越品質、財富或成功、優勢等時。

Envy is an emotion, experienced by people who are dissatisfied with their self-image or who has low self-esteem, as they feel inferior to the person they envy.

Envy是那些對自己的自我形象不滿意或自尊心不強的人會有的一種情緒，其實就是他們覺得自己不如自己所嫉妒的人。

舉個例子：

If you want your neighbor"s new convertible, you feel envy. If she takes your husband for a ride, you feel jealousy.

如果你想要鄰居的新敞篷車，你會envy。如果她帶你丈夫去兜風，你會jealousy。