mass noun
- a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride（尤指自尊心受损而引起的）激怒, 赌气：
he left in a fit of pique.
他气咻咻地走了。
verb
piques, piqued, piquing
1
- with obj. stimulate (interest or curiosity)激起, 引起（兴趣, 好奇心）。
2
be piqued
feel irritated or resentful使恼怒, 使气愤, 惹怒：she was piqued by his curtness.
他的简短无礼让她感到气愤。
3
pique oneself
archaic pride oneself〈古〉感到自豪。
词源
mid 16th cent. (denoting animosity between two or more people)： from French piquer 'prick, irritate'.
- (in piquet) the scoring of 30 points on declarations and play before one's opponent scores anything（皮克牌用语）30比0。比较REPIQUE.
词源
mid 17th cent.: from French pic, from the Old French sense 'stabbing blow', of unknown ultimate origin.