sardonic

• adj. 讽刺的；嘲笑的，冷笑的

来自拉丁语 sardonius risus,撒丁岛的嘲笑，据说来自希腊语 sardonion,一种撒丁岛的植物，来 自 Sardo,撒丁岛，risus,嘲笑，词源同 derisive,ridiculous.一种剧毒之物，人吃后会面部抽搐， 带着诡异的笑容死去，类似于《天龙八部》丁春秋所使用的“逍遥三笑散”。后引申词义轻 蔑的，嘲弄的。

1. disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking;

"his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner

"a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman

sardonic

sardonic: [17] The Greek word for ‘scornful, mocking’ was sardánios, but this came to be changed to sardónios, which literally meant ‘Sardinian’, through association with the Latin term herba Sardonia ‘Sardinian plant’, the name of a sort of plant which when eaten caused facial contortions that resembled a scornful grin. English acquired the word via Latin sardonius and French sardonique. The sardine [15] probably gets its name from Sardinia too.
=> sardine

sardonic (adj.)

"apparently but not really proceeding from gaiety," 1630s, from French sardonique (16c.), from Latin sardonius (but as if from Latin *sardonicus) in Sardonius risus, loan-translation of Greek sardonios (gelos) "of bitter or scornful (laughter)," altered from Homeric sardanios (of uncertain origin) by influence of Sardonios "Sardinian," because the Greeks believed that eating a certain plant they called sardonion (literally "plant from Sardinia," see Sardinia) caused facial convulsions resembling those of sardonic laughter, usually followed by death. For nuances of usage, see humor. Earlier in same sense sardonian (1580s), from Latin sardonius. Related: Sardonically.

a sardonic smile

讪笑

牛津词典

...a big, sardonic man, who intimidated his students.

令学生胆怯的身材魁梧、爱嘲讽人的男人

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a sardonic sense of humour.

冷嘲式的幽默感

柯林斯高阶英语词典

His rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists.

他的反叛是对所有伟大讽刺作家的辛辣讽刺和嘲笑.

期刊摘选

She gave him a sardonic smile.

她朝他讥讽地笑了一笑.

《简明英汉词典》

Creole started into something else, it was almost sardonic.

克里奥尔又开始了, 这次几乎是在嘲笑.

辞典例句

" You needn't be afraid, " he said with a sardonic smile.

屠维岳冷冷地微笑. “ 你不要慌!

子夜部分

He held himself erect , and his face wore its customary sardonic smile.

他挺直了身体, 依旧冷冷地微笑.

子夜部分

He was full of sardonic humour.

他充满了讥讽的幽默感.

辞典例句

" I'm not being silly,'she replied with a sardonic laugh.

她冷笑道: “ 我才不胡说呢.

汉英文学 - 围城

He paused to see the effect of this sardonic bit of commentary.

他顿了一下,想看看这句尖刻的话效力如何.

辞典例句

The gardener continued to lean against the wall, arms folded, watching them with a sardonic expression.

此时,这位花匠依旧靠墙站着, 双臂交叉, 以讥讽的神情注视着他们.

期刊摘选

She watched us with a sardonic eye as we stepped from the brougham.

她用一种蔑视的眼光瞧着我们从四轮马车里下来.

辞典例句

It was an occupation that appealed to his sardonic temper.

由于他惯爱嘲讽挖苦,这倒是一个投合他脾气的职业.

辞典例句

There is little of Satie's sardonic wit to be heard in Skempton's works.

在斯开普顿的作品里几乎听不到萨蒂那种讥讽的智慧.

期刊摘选

There was a sardonic expression on her face.

她脸上有一种嘲讽的表情.

辞典例句

I admired Jobert's intelligence and sardonic wit.

我欣赏若贝尔的聪明和善于挖苦人的机智.

辞典例句

These last words were uttered quietly but in a tone so sardonic.

他说最后一句的时候语气很镇静,可是话中带刺.

辞典例句

I blast out the ghastly contents of philosophically whited sepulchers and laugh with sardonic wrath!

我带著讽刺而愤怒的笑容抹去一切伪君子的可怕学说!

期刊摘选

Her voice faded away at the sardonic gleam in his eyes.

在他嘲笑的眼神中,她的声音慢慢低下去.

期刊摘选

Occasionally he made a humorously sardonic remark.

他时不时说一句幽默嘲讽的话。

柯林斯例句