"The green eyed-monster"

绿眼睛的怪物

"Oh, beware, my lord, of jealousy¹!

It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock

The meat it feeds on."

“哦，我的主人，请当心嫉妒！

它是绿眼睛的怪物只会愚弄

自己的盘中肉”

莎士比亚用法：

Iago says this phrase as he plants doubts in Othello's mind about his wife's faithfulness. Merriam-Webster writes that he may have been evoking² cats, given that they are "green-eyed creatures who toy with their prey³ before killing⁴ it."

伊阿古让奥赛罗对妻子的忠心起了疑心后，说了这个短语。韦氏大词典中写道，伊阿古这么说可能会让人想到猫，因为嫉妒是“绿眼睛的怪物，杀死猎物之前会先玩弄一番”。

现代用法：

Now "the green eyed-monster" is an idiomatic⁵ expression for the noun "jealousy."

现在“绿眼睛的怪物”是“嫉妒”的习惯表达。

Source: "Othello," Act 3, Scene 3

出处：《奥赛罗》第三幕，第三场