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The word pique¹ recently piqued² the interest of one of our listeners.

Colin Williams wrote to us after seeing the phrase, "As the president's pique became increasingly evident..." in a New York Times article.

Williams says: I've heard that something can pique your interest, but the noun version is definitely new and different to me.

The noun and verb forms of pique are related. The noun form comes into English first, from French, meaning a quarrel or resentment³. Professor Anne Curzan found some great old timey-sounding examples like a pique among the Abbotts and a lady who is in a pique with her executors.

By the 16th century, pique comes to refer to a feeling of anger, irritation⁴, or resentment. This meaning is similar to how we see the noun form used today. Here's a 1669 example from playwright⁵ John Dryden: Pray, my lord, take no pique at it.

This example from 1998 may sound more familiar to our modern ears: Jockey Richard Guest huffed off in a fit of pique after being accused of taking it a little too easy on one of his mounts.

The verb to pique also comes from French. It comes from the French term piquer. In English, it first means to irritate or make someone resentful. A little later on, it starts to mean to provoke someone to action or provoke a feeling in someone.

That's how we use it now, something can pique your interest, your fancy, your curiosity, etc.

1 pique   

v.伤害…的自尊心，使生气 n.不满，生气

参考例句：

• She went off in a fit of pique.她一赌气就走了。
• Tom finished the sentence with an air of pique.汤姆有些生气地说完这句话。

2 piqued   

v.伤害…的自尊心( pique的过去式和过去分词 )；激起（好奇心）

参考例句：

• Their curiosity piqued, they stopped writing. 他们的好奇心被挑起，停下了手中的笔。 来自辞典例句
• This phenomenon piqued Dr Morris' interest. 这一现象激起了莫里斯医生的兴趣。 来自辞典例句

3 resentment   

n.怨愤，忿恨

参考例句：

• All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out.她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
• She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。

4 irritation   

n.激怒，恼怒，生气

参考例句：

• He could not hide his irritation that he had not been invited.他无法掩饰因未被邀请而生的气恼。
• Barbicane said nothing,but his silence covered serious irritation.巴比康什么也不说，但是他的沉默里潜伏着阴郁的怒火。

5 playwright   

n.剧作家，编写剧本的人

参考例句：

• Gwyn Thomas was a famous playwright.格温·托马斯是著名的剧作家。
• The playwright was slaughtered by the press.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。