green-eyed monster的意思|示意
n. 嫉妒
green-eyed monster的用法详解
英语单词green-eyed monster指的是羡慕心。green-eyed monster这一表达由莎士比亚的作品《威尼斯商人》中的台词而来:“Oh, beware, my lord, of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on.”(哦,我的主,要当心嫉妒;这千真万确的绿眼怪居然嘲笑它自己所吞食的东西。)该句中的green-eyed monster即指嫉妒,而green-eyed指的是发绿色光芒的眼睛,即怀抱嫉妒心的眼睛,monster即“怪物”、“令人厌恶的人或物”之意。
green-eyed monster常用在口语中描述嫉妒心状态。“Don’t let the green-eyed monster ruin your relationships!”(别让嫉妒心毁了你的关系!)“Don’t let the green-eyed monster get to you.”(别让嫉妒心扰乱你的心情!)green-eyed monster也常用来指代嫉妒的人:“He's a real green-eyed monster.”(他真的是个很容易嫉妒的人。)
此外,green-eyed monster还可比喻其他行为:“Money is the green-eyed monster that causes the most problems in our society.”(金钱是导致我们社会问题最多的怪物。)
总之,green-eyed monster指的是怀抱嫉妒心的人、那些嫉妒的情绪,同时也用来比喻其他行为。
green-eyed monster相关短语
1、 green eyed monster 嫉妒,绿眼怪,妒忌,绿眼怪物
2、 The Green-eyed Monster 善妒之人,妒忌
3、 That Green Eyed Monster 善妒之人
4、 green n eyed monster 嫉妒
green-eyed monster相关例句
But people would be deterred from acting on the green-eyed monster.
但人们将被制止因妒忌而行事。
The "green-eyed monster" is jealousy.
“绿眼怪兽(green - eyed monster)”表示嫉妒。
John bought a color TV. but the green – eyed monster made Tom fight with him.
约翰买了一台彩电.但嫉妒使汤姆和他吵了一架.
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Envy is just like a green-eyed monster which can destroy everything.
嫉妒就像一个绿眼睛的妖魔,它能摧毁一切。