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单词 begrudgery
释义

begrudgeryn.

Brit. /bᵻˈɡrʌdʒəri/, U.S. /bəˈɡrədʒəri/, /biˈɡrədʒəri/, Irish English /bəˈɡrʌdʒəri/, /biˈɡrʌdʒəri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: begrudge v., -ery suffix.
Etymology: < begrudge v. + -ery suffix, perhaps punningly after drudgery n.
Chiefly Irish English. rare before late 20th cent.
Envy or resentment of another's success, happiness, wealth, etc.; reluctance to give praise or show admiration.
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the mind > emotion > jealousy or envy > [noun] > envy
evestOE
envyc1280
envioustya1382
viea1400
grudgingc1420
invyc1440
emulation1561
enviousness1561
envying1587
grudgement1845
begrudgery1874
1874 Intellect. Repository & New Jerusalem Mag. Apr. 154 The life of continual begrudgery must be a life of constant wretchedness.
1967 Munster (Ireland) Express 18 Aug. 18/2 They..projected ‘begrudgery’ at the throngs who were heading to Tramore.
1991 A. Enright Portable Virgin (1992) 161 The constant, whingeing begrudgery of his fellow workers.
2016 Irish Daily Mail (Nexis) 24 Dec. 54 The usual begrudgery that often follows such success as he has had.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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