2019-11-09 泰国皇室爆宫闱秘事

‘Extremely Evil Misconduct’: Thailand's Palace Intrigue Spills Into View

palace intrigue: 宫斗

Chinese costume dramas are lavish tales of love, power struggles and palace intrigue. 

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intrigue: [transitive] if something intrigues you, it interests you a lot because it seems strange or mysterious

（因奇特或神秘而）激起兴奋，引起好奇心，迷住（一般后面跟人）

形容人：intrigued adj. （由于奇特或神秘而）深感好奇的，有极大兴趣的

be intrigued by sth.

形容事物：intriguing adj. 

The offical consort to the king was accused of trying to upstage the queen and "undermining the nation," leading to the stripping of her royal titles after less than three months on the job. 

consort

 /ˈkɒnsɔːt $ ˈkɑːnsɔːrt/ noun [countable]   

 1 the wife or husband of a ruler → prince consort（尤指统治者的）配偶

2 a group of people who play very old music, or the group of old-fashioned instruments they use团伙

3 → in consort (with somebody)

upstage / steal the thunder

抢……的风头

During weddings, the bridesmaids usually dress modestly, beacause they don't want to upstage the brides.