piquant
英 ['pi?k(?)nt; -k?nt]
美['pik?nt]
- adj. 辛辣的；活潑的；痛快的；頑皮的；刺激的
GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
piquant 辛辣的，開味的
來自pique,刺，刺激。引申詞義辛辣的，開味的。
英文詞源
- piquant (adj.)
- 1520s, from Middle French piquant "pricking, stimulating, irritating," present participle of piquer "to prick, sting, nettle" (see pike (n.2)).
雙語例句
- 1. There may well have been a piquant novelty about her books when they came out.
- 她的書問世時(shí)可能確有引人入勝的新穎之處。
來自辭典例句
- 2. Often a drop of irony into an indifferent situation renders the whole piquant.
- 在本來平淡無味的情境里,加上一點(diǎn)戲謔的成分,就往往能使情境全部都變得有味.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Bland vegetables are often served with a piquant sauce.
- 清淡的蔬菜常以辛辣的沙司調(diào)味.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. Strong strong little boy is the piquant king with my famous class.
- 強(qiáng)強(qiáng)小朋友是我班有名的調(diào)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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