pique

激起、引起、勾起常與 interest、curiosity 連用

The strange title piqued my curiosity about the book.

這個奇怪的書名勾起了我對這本書的好奇心。

激怒、惹惱、傷及自尊常用被動

He was piqued by her refusal to take his advice.

她不肯聽他的建議，讓他很不是滋味。

慍怒、不悅、賭氣常用於 in a fit of pique

In a fit of pique, she deleted the whole document.

她一氣之下把整份文件都刪掉了。