having a pleasantly strong or spicy taste 辛辣的；开胃的 chicken served with a piquant wild mushroom sauce 鸡肉配辣味野生蘑菇酱
exciting and interesting 刺激的；令人兴奋的；有趣的
Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the sense ‘severe, bitter’): from French, literally ‘stinging, pricking’, present participle of piquer.