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sar·cas·tic AHD[sär-kăsʹtĭk] D.J.[sɑːˈkæstɪk]K.K.[sɑrˈkæstɪk]adj.（形容词）- Expressing or marked by sarcasm.用讥讽话的：使用讥讽话或以使用讥讽话为特征的
- Given to using sarcasm.讽刺的：被使用讽刺话的
- sarc(asm) sarc(asm)
- -astic -astic
- as in enthusiastic 如在 enthusiastic
sarcasʹtically adv.（副词）sarcastic, ironic, caustic, satirical, sardonic- These adjectives mean having or marked by a feeling of bitterness and a biting or cutting quality.这些形容词表示带有辛辣的感觉和尖刻的或尖酸的意味，或是以这种感觉为特征的。
- Sarcastic suggests sharp taunting and ridicule that wounds: Sarcastic 表示苟刻伤人的讽刺和嘲笑： "a deserved reputation for sarcastic, acerbic and uninhibited polemics" (Burke Marshall).“他的臭名应该得到极为讽刺的、尖酸的和无限制的攻击” （伯克·马歇尔）。
- Ironic implies a subtler form of mockery in which an intended meaning is conveyed obliquely: Ironic 意味着一种微妙的间接表达出来的讽刺： "a man of eccentric charm, ironic humor, and—above all—profound literary genius" (Jonathan Kirsch).“一个具有奇妙魔力、讽刺性幽默以及—特别是—高深的文学天份的人” （乔纳森·基尔希）。
- Caustic means corrosive and bitingly trenchant: Caustic 表示尖刻的或一针见血的： "The caustic jokes . . . deal with such diverse matters as political assassination, talk-show hosts, medical ethics" (Frank Rich).“这些尖刻的笑话…能够应付象政治谋杀、现场采访、医学道德等各种不同的情形” （弗兰克·里奇）。
- Satirical implies the exposure of something,especially vice or folly, to ridicule: Satirical 含有暴露某种东西，尤其是邪恶或愚蠢的讽刺之意： "on the surface a satirical look at commercial radio, but also a study of the misuse of telecommunications" (Richard Harrington).“表面上这是一种对商业广播的讥刺，其实也是一种对滥用电信传播的研究” （理查德·哈林顿）。
- Sardonic is associated with scorn, derision, mockery,and often cynicism: Sardonic 是与蔑视、嘲笑和讽刺相连的，也经常与愤世嫉俗相连： "He was proud, sardonic, harsh to inferiority of every description" (Charlotte Brontë).“他对各种描写的低劣性都抱以傲慢、讽刺和毫不保留爱憎分明的态度” （夏洛特·勃朗蒂）
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