piquant

• adj. 辛辣的；活潑的；痛快的；頑皮的；刺激的

來自pique,刺，刺激。引申詞義辛辣的，開味的。

piquant (adj.)

1520s, from Middle French piquant "pricking, stimulating, irritating," present participle of piquer "to prick, sting, nettle" (see pike (n.2)).

1. There may well have been a piquant novelty about her books when they came out.

她的書問世時可能確有引人入勝的新穎之處。

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2. Often a drop of irony into an indifferent situation renders the whole piquant.

在本來平淡無味的情境裏,加上一點戲謔的成分,就往往能使情境全部都變得有味.

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3. Bland vegetables are often served with a piquant sauce.

清淡的蔬菜常以辛辣的沙司調味.

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4. Strong strong little boy is the piquant king with my famous class.

強強小朋友是我班有名的調皮大王.

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5. The piquant sauce added to our enjoyment of the meal.

菜中加些辣醬使我們吃得更加開胃.

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