jealous和envy有区别吗?

母语人士的回答
Rebecca
Jealous和envy或形容词envious都是同一个意思!但是, jealous在谈话中更常用, envious比jealous更正式和严肃。示例: I'm so jealous that you're going to Hawaii for vacation. => 感觉更自然了 = I'm envious that you're going to Hawaii for vacation. (我羡慕你去夏威夷度假。) 例子: She's envious that you're my boyfriend. => 感觉更严肃了 = She's just jealous that you're my boyfriend. (他嫉妒因为你是我的男朋友。)