English Dictionary

pique

IPA（発音記号）

/piːk/

動詞

他動詞 再帰形 廃用 自動詞 稀用

To wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.

日本語の意味

（誰かの）誇りを傷つける / 怒りをかき立てる・激怒させる / 不快感や反感を引き起こす

She made a cutting remark to pique him, hoping to wound his pride and force a mistake.

彼女は辛辣な一言で彼のプライドを傷つけ、ミスを犯させようとした。

意味（1）

To wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.

The Dev'l was piqu'd, ſuch ſaintſhip to behold, / And long'd to tempt him like good Job of old: / But Satan novv is vviſer than of yore, / And tempts by making rich, not making poor.

意味（2）

To excite (someone) to action, especially by causing jealousy, resentment, etc.; also, to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest).

I believe this will pique your interest.

意味（3）

(reflexive) To pride (oneself) on something.

[G]ood Nature may be ſetled in them [children] into a Habit, and they may take pleaſure and pique themſelves in being kind, liberal, and civil to others.

意味（4）

(reflexive, obsolete) To excite or stimulate (oneself).

意味（5）

To take pride in.

意味（6）

To excite to action, especially by causing jealousy, resentment, etc.; also, to stimulate an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest.

Piqu'd by Protogenes's Fame, / From Co to Rhodes, Apelles came; / To ſee a Rival and a Friend, / Prepar'd to Cenſure, or Commend, […]

意味（7）

(obsolete, rare) To express jealousy, resentment, etc. at someone; to become angry or annoyed.

For I obſerve, that all vvomen of your condition are like the vvomen of the Play-houſe, ſtill Piquing at each other, vvho ſhall go the beſt Dreſt, and in the Richeſt Habits: till you vvork up one another by your high flying, as the Heron and Jerfalcon do.

piques （ present singular third-person ）

piquing （ participle present ）

piqued （ participle past ）

piqued （ past ）