intrigue
英 [ɪn'triːg]
美 ['ɪn'triɡ]
- n. 陰謀；詭計；複雜的事；私通
- vt. 用詭計取得；激起...的興趣
- vi. 私通；密謀
助記提示
1、trick, intricate => intrigue.
2. This word derives from intricate, but the meaning influenced by trick, so the meaning has extended.
3. 源於 intricate , 但含義受到了 trick 的影響，因此使其具有了 trick 的含義。
4. 這也許是由於該詞的古體形式的詞幹與 trick 的古體形式的詞幹完全相同，使人們在使用中將其聯係起來了，這種本不相幹的單詞，由於發音或拚寫形式的相同或相近而被人們有意無意聯係起來，而使其含義發生關聯的想象，在英語中還是比較常見的。
5. 諧音“陰吹哥”----吹噓陰謀詭計的人。
中文詞源
intrigue 激發，激起好奇心，陰謀，密謀in-,進入，使，-trig,瑣事，繁瑣，詞源同trick,extricate.即卷進去的，引申詞義激發，激起好奇心，同時，也用於指陰謀，密謀等。
英文詞源
- intrigue (v.)
- 1610s, "to trick, deceive, cheat" (earlier entriken, late 14c.), from French intriguer (16c.), from Italian intrigare "to plot, meddle," from Latin intricare "entangle" (see intricate). Meaning "to plot or scheme" first recorded 1714; that of "to excite curiosity" is from 1894. Related: Intrigued; intriguing (1680s, "plotting, scheming;" meaning "exciting curiosity" is from 1909).
- intrigue (n.)
- 1640s, probably from intrigue (v.).
雙語例句
- 1. They spiced their conversations and discussions with intrigue.
- 他們的談話和討論透著些許的神秘。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Qu Yuan suffered banishment as the victim of a court intrigue.
- 屈原成為朝廷中鉤心鬥角的犧牲品,因而遭到放逐.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. The palace was a nest of intrigue.
- 這座宮殿曾是陰謀詭計的策源地.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. This is a novel of intrigue.
- 這是一本有陰謀情節的小說.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Fairy tales can intrigue most children.
- 神話故事能引起大多數孩子的興趣.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》