Green-Eyed

释义 Definition

green-eyed（形容词）：嫉妒的；眼红的（常指因羡慕或占有欲而产生的嫉妒）。也可按字面义指“绿眼睛的”，但更常见的是比喻义“嫉妒的”。

发音 Pronunciation

/ˌɡriːn ˈaɪd/

例句 Examples

She felt green-eyed when her friend won the prize.
当她的朋友得奖时，她感到很眼红。

His green-eyed suspicion grew as he saw their photos together, even though there was nothing wrong.
当他看到他们的合照时，尽管并没有什么不妥，他的嫉妒与猜疑却越来越重。

词源 Etymology

“green-eyed”的比喻义与西方传统里“绿色”常被用来象征嫉妒有关。最著名的来源之一是莎士比亚在《奥赛罗》中写的“the green-eyed monster”（绿眼怪物，指嫉妒），使“green-eyed”与“嫉妒”这一含义广为流传并固定下来。

相关词 Related Words

• Jealous
• Envious
• Resentful
• Suspicious
• Possessive
• Bitter

文学作品 Literary Works

• William Shakespeare《Othello（奥赛罗）》：著名表达“the green-eyed monster”使该词的嫉妒含义深入人心。