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单词 irony
释义
irony
rəni ˈaɪənɪ ˈaɪrənɪ ˈaɪərni ˈaɪrəni
Word forms: plural ironies
1 N-UNCOUNT 反语;冷嘲 Irony is a subtle form of humour which involves saying things that you do not mean. 反语;冷嘲
  • They find only irony in the narrator's concern.

    他们发现叙述者只是一味地嘲讽。

  • 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。

SYN sarcasm, mockery, ridicule, bitterness
2 N-VAR 有讽刺意味的情形;令人啼笑皆非之处 If you talk about the irony of a situation, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast. 有讽刺意味的情形;令人啼笑皆非之处 [Also + of/in]
  • The irony is that many officials in Washington agree in private that their policy is inconsistent.

    具有讽刺意味的是,华盛顿的很多官员都私下里承认他们的政策前后不一致。

  • Opposition parties lost no time in stressing the irony of his return to power after being rejected by voters in November.

    11 月份遭选民否决后又重新上台,反对党马上对这一讽刺性现象大做文章。

SYN paradox, ambiguity, absurdity, incongruity
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ADJ.

bitter irony 1

ultimate irony 1 2

N.

hint of irony, sense of irony, trace of irony 1

irony of a situation 2

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