irony
irony 英 [ˈaɪrəni] 美 [ˈaɪrəni, ˈaɪə-]
n. 讽刺；反语 adj. 似铁的，含铁的
名词复数:ironies
- Reserve irony for situations where there's a gap between reality and expectations, especially when such a gap is created for dramatic or humorous effect.
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- n. 讽刺；反语
- adj. 似铁的，含铁的
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1. The irony is that when he finally got the job, he discovered he didn't like it.
讽刺的是，当他最终得到那份工作时，他发现自己并不喜欢它。
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2. It was one of life's little ironies.
那是生活中的一个小小的嘲弄。
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3. ‘England is famous for its food,’ she said with heavy irony.
“英国的食物很有名哪。”她极其讽刺地说道。
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4. There was a note of irony in his voice.
他的声音里有一丝挖苦的味道。
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5. She said it without a hint of irony.
她说此话没有一点嘲讽之意。
- irony (adj.) "of or resembling iron," late 14c., from iron (n.) + -y (2).
- irony (n.) "figure of speech in which the intended meaning is the opposite of the literal meaning" (usually covert sarcasm under a serious or friendly pretense), c. 1500, from Latin ironia, from Greek eironeia "dissimulation, assumed ignorance," from eiron "dissembler," perhaps related to eirein "to speak," from PIE *wer-yo-, suffixed form of root *were- (3) "to speak" (see verb). Used in Greek of affected ignorance, especially that of Socrates, as a method of exposing an antagonist's ignorance by pretending to modestly seek information or instruction from him. Thus sometimes in English in the sense "simulated ignorance."
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