intrigue是什么意思
- 英式英标[\'ɪn\'triɡ]
- 美式音标[ɪn\'triːg]
n. 阴谋;诡计;复杂的事;私通
vt. 用诡计取得;激起...的兴趣
vi. 私通;密谋
中文词源
intrigue 激发,激起好奇心,阴谋,密谋
in-,进入,使,-trig,琐事,繁琐,词源同trick,extricate.即卷进去的,引申词义激发,激起好奇心,同时,也用于指阴谋,密谋等。
英文词源
- 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.).
中文解释
1、trick, intricate => intrigue.2. This word derives from intricate, but the meaning influenced by trick, so the meaning has extended.3. 源于 intricate , 但含义受到了 trick 的影响,因此使其具有了 trick 的含义。4. 这也许是由于该词的古体形式的词干与 trick 的古体形式的词干完全相同,使人们在使用中将其联系起来了,这种本不相干的单词,由于发音或拼写形式的相同或相近而被人们有意无意联系起来,而使其含义发生关联的想象,在英语中还是比较常见的。5. 谐音“阴吹哥”----吹嘘阴谋诡计的人。
实用例句
- 1. They spiced their conversations and discussions with intrigue.
- 他们的谈话和讨论透着些许的神秘。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Qu Yuan suffered banishment as the victim of a court intrigue.
- 屈原成为朝廷中钩心斗角的牺牲品,因而遭到放逐.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. The palace was a nest of intrigue.
- 这座宫殿曾是阴谋诡计的策源地.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. This is a novel of intrigue.
- 这是一本有阴谋情节的小说.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Fairy tales can intrigue most children.
- 神话故事能引起大多数孩子的兴趣.
来自《简明英汉词典》