piquant
piquant 英 [ˈpi:kənt] 美 [ˈpikənt, -ˌkɑnt, piˈkɑnt]
adj. 辛辣的；活泼的；痛快的；顽皮的；刺激的
名词复数:piquants
- Feeling a little saucy? Perhaps a bit provocative — but in a good way? Then it's safe to say your personality is a little piquant.
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- adj. 辛辣的；活泼的；痛快的；顽皮的；刺激的
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1. The pity of it was that even the least exacting husband should so often desire something more piquant than goodness.
但遗憾的是，即使是最不挑剔的丈夫也时常会渴望一点更为活泼有趣的东西，而不仅仅是善良。
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2. While goody-two-shoes Mickey was most appealing to children, Disney sought to create in Donald Duck a more piquant character with adult appeal - and succeeded beyond his wildest dreams.
孩子们最喜欢“好好先生”米奇，因此迪斯尼想把唐老鸭塑造成一个成年人喜爱的更加活泼有趣的角色，而结果出人意料的成功。
- piquant (adj.) 1520s, from Middle French piquant "pricking, stimulating, irritating," present participle of piquer "to prick, sting, nettle" (see pike (n.2)).
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