the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting
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用作名词 (n.)
This delicious salad features the tang of citrus and the piquancy of hot pepper sauce. 这盘色拉的特色就是有着很浓的柑橘味和辣椒酱的辛辣味。
With less fat to balance out the pungent flavors, you can really taste the natural piquancy of lush spring fields. 以少量的脂肪来平衡辛辣的香草味，你能真正品尝到春天郁郁葱葱的野外所特有的自然辛辣味。
To cater to this kind of new style, many beverage companies make new-style piquancy drink for raw material with chili eagerly. 为了迎合这种新时尚，不少饮料公司竞相以辣椒为原料制作新型的辣味饮料。
经典引文
The prohibition gave a certain piquancy to our clandestine rendezvous.
美
['piːkənsi]
