i·ron·ic
adjective/aɪˈrɒnɪk/
/aɪˈrɑːnɪk/
(also less frequent ironical
/aɪˈrɒnɪkl/
/aɪˈrɑːnɪkl/
)- showing that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying; expressing irony
反语的；讽刺的 - an ironic comment
讥讽的话
Extra ExamplesTopics Languagec1- He was greeted with ironic cheers from opposition MPs.
反对党议员向他喝倒彩。 - She sent him a faintly ironic sideways glance.
她略带讽刺地斜视了他一眼。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- find something
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- an ironic comment
- (of a situation) strange or funny because it is very different from what you expect
（因出乎意料而）奇怪的，好笑的 - it is ironic that… It's ironic that she became a teacher—she used to hate school.
她以前厌恶上学，现在竟成了老师，真令人啼笑皆非。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- find something
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- it is ironic that… It's ironic that she became a teacher—she used to hate school.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French ironique or late Latin ironicus, from Greek eirōnikos ‘dissembling, feigning ignorance’, from eirōneia ‘simulated ignorance’, from eirōn ‘dissembler’.