English Dictionary

intrigue

/ˈɪntɹiːɡ/

noun

A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.

The intrigue surrounding the mysterious disappearance kept everyone on edge.

意味（1）

A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.

[…] lost in such a jungle of intrigues, pettifoggings, treacheries, diplomacies domestic and foreign […]

意味（2）

The plot of a play, poem or romance; the series of complications in which a writer involves their imaginary characters.

意味（3）

Clandestine intercourse between persons; illicit intimacy; a liaison or affair.

In 1679 and 1680 there were persistent rumors of an intrigue between Mary, Lady Grey, and the Duke of Monmouth.