expression, noun
object of envy; the envy of others
A set phrase meaning someone or something that is the target of others' envy or admiration. Often used in expressions like 羨望の的になる (to become the object of envy).
彼女の成功は、同僚たちの羨望の的だった。
Her success was the envy of her colleagues.
あの車は近所の羨望の的になっている。
That car has become the object of envy in the neighborhood.
A noun meaning 'envy' or 'admiration'. 羨望の的 combines it with 的 (target) to form a set phrase.
Compound of 羨望 (envy, admiration) + の (possessive particle) + 的 (target, mark). The phrase follows a common pattern for 'object of ...' expressions.