英文單字「envy」和「jealousy」經常被混淆，但它們其實表達了不同的情感。簡單來說，「envy」是指渴望擁有別人所擁有的東西，是一種羨慕的感覺；而「jealousy」則是指對自己所擁有、或害怕失去的東西感到不安，是一種嫉妒的感覺，通常伴隨著佔有慾或保護慾。 「Envy」著重於對別人擁有的東西的渴望，「Jealousy」則著重於對自己擁有、或害怕失去的東西的保護。

讓我們用一些例子來更清楚地說明：

Envy (羨慕):

• Example 1: I envy her beautiful singing voice. (我羨慕她美麗的歌聲。) This sentence expresses a desire to have a beautiful singing voice, like the person being described.
• Example 2: He envied her success in business. (他羨慕她在事業上的成功。) This sentence focuses on the desire for the success the other person achieved.

Jealousy (嫉妒):

• Example 1: He felt jealous when he saw his girlfriend talking to another man. (當他看到他女朋友和另一個男人說話時，他感到嫉妒。) This sentence expresses a feeling of insecurity and possessiveness regarding his relationship.
• Example 2: She was jealous of her sister's new car. (她嫉妒她妹妹的新車。) This example demonstrates a feeling of resentment because her sister has something she doesn't have and potentially, a perceived unfairness. Note that this can also be expressed with envy, but jealousy carries a stronger connotation of possessiveness or resentment.

區分這兩個詞的關鍵在於情感的焦點：是渴望別人的東西 (envy)，還是害怕失去自己擁有的東西，或對別人擁有自己渴望的東西而感到憤懣 (jealousy)。 仔細區分這兩種情感，能幫助你更精準地表達你的意思。

Happy learning!