sardonic
/sɑːˈdɒnɪk/adjective
- grimly mocking or cynical讥讽的, 冷嘲的：
Starkey attempted a sardonic smile.
斯塔基勉强作了一个冷笑的表情。
派生词
sardonically
adverbsardonicism
noun词源
mid 17th cent.: from French sardonique, earlier sardonien, via Latin from Greek sardonios 'of Sardinia', alteration of sardanios, used by Homer to describe bitter or scornful laughter.