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iron·icBrE /aɪˈrɒnɪk/NAmE /aɪˈrɑːnɪk/ (also less frequent iron·ic·al BrE /aɪˈrɒnɪkl/ NAmE /aɪˈrɑːnɪkl/) adjectiveshowing 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(of a situation 情形) strange or amusing because it is very different from what you expect （因出乎意料而）奇怪的，好笑的◆It's ironic that she became a teacher—she used to hate school. 令人啼笑皆非的是她成了教师——她过去一向厌恶学校。 ➡ see also irony ▸ iron·ic·al·ly BrE /aɪˈrɒnɪkli/NAmE /aɪˈrɑːnɪkli/ adverb◆Ironically, the book she felt was her worst sold more copies than any of her others. 具有讽刺意味的是，那本书她觉得最糟糕，却比她的其他任何一本书卖得都好。◆He smiled ironically. 他讥讽地微微一笑。 |