2023-05-23 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด I – intrigue & interest
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง intrigue
– verb =’in-TREEG’
- noun = ‘in-TREEG’ or ‘IN-treeg”
ออกเสียง interest = ‘IN-ter-ist’ or ‘IN-trist”
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
intrigue & interest
Each of these words
means “to cause to become involved with,”
“to arouse the curiosity or hold the attention of”:
“Your plan interests me.”
“Your plan intrigues me.”
However, some experts object to the use of intrigue for interest on the ground that it suggests an often-unwarranted sense of mystery and suspense.
One should use interest unless a suggestion of drama, secretiveness, or underhandedness is involved.
A love story interests;
a suspense story intrigues.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language
in·trigu′er n.
Usage Note:
The introduction of the verb intrigue to mean "to arouse the interest or curiosity of" was initially resisted by writers on usage as an unneeded French substitute for available English words such as interest, fascinate, or puzzle.
Only 52 percent of the Usage Panel accepted this usage in 1968. Twenty years later, in 1988, 78 percent of the Usage Panel accepted it in the sentence
The special-quota idea intrigues some legislators,
who have asked a Washington think tank to evaluate it.
By the 21st century, the use of intrigue as a verb
had become completely unremarkable,
and it is now firmly entrenched in the English lexicon.
Common Errors in English Usage Dictionary
INTRIGUE
Something fascinating or alluring
can be called “intriguing,”
but “intrigue” as a noun
means something rather different:
scheming and plotting.
Don’t say people or situations are full of intrigue
when you mean they are intriguing.
The name of the Oldsmobile car model called the Intrigue is probably based on this common confusion.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for intrigue
Noun
PLOT, INTRIGUE, MACHINATION, CONSPIRACY, CABAL
mean a plan secretly devised to accomplish an evil or treacherous end.
PLOT implies careful foresight in planning a complex scheme.
an assassination plot
INTRIGUE suggests secret underhanded maneuvering in an atmosphere of duplicity.
backstairs intrigue
MACHINATION implies a contriving of annoyances, injuries, or evils by indirect means.
the machinations of a party boss
CONSPIRACY implies a secret agreement among several people usually involving treason or great treachery.
a conspiracy to fix prices
CABAL typically applies to political intrigue involving persons of some eminence.
a cabal among powerful senators
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