irony
英 ['aɪrənɪ]
美['aɪrəni]
- n. 讽刺；反语；具有讽刺意味的事
- adj. 铁的；似铁的
英英释意
- 1. witty language used to convey insults or scorn;
- "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"
- "irony is wasted on the stupid"
- "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Johathan Swift
- 2. incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs;
- "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
- 3. a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
双语例句
- 1. There is a delicious irony in all this.
- 这一切中包含了一种绝妙的讽刺。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The phrase is loaded with irony.
- 此语满含讽刺意味。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. She said to him with slight irony.
- 她略带嘲讽地对他说.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Sinclair examined the closed, clever face for any hint of irony, but found none.
- 辛克莱审视着那张不动声色的精明的脸庞，试图寻找任何冷嘲的迹象，但是却什么都没发现。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. I glanced at her and saw no hint of irony on her face.
- 我瞥了她一眼，没有在她的脸上看到一丝嘲弄。
来自柯林斯例句