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intrigue

🇬🇧 UK/in'tri:g/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To arouse curiosity or interest; to make secret plots against someone.

激起兴趣;密谋策划

n.

A secret plot or scheme; a clandestine love affair.

阴谋,诡计;秘密恋情

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
trigentangled, complicated
+
uesuffix
=intrigue

Common Collocations

  • 1.political intrigue政治密谋
  • 2.palace intrigue宫廷斗争

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The mysterious letter intrigued her, prompting her to seek the sender's identity.

  • 2.

    Political intrigue within the court threatened the kingdom's stability.

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