ironic
英 [a?'r?n?k]
美[a?'rɑn?k]
- adj. 諷刺的；反話的
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副詞:?ironically;
中文詞源
ironic 諷刺的
來自irony,諷刺。
英文詞源
- ironic (adj.)
- 1620s, from Late Latin ironicus, from Greek eironikos "dissembling, putting on a feigned ignorance," from eironeia (see irony). Related: Ironical (1570s); ironically.
雙語例句
- 1. 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師—她過去一向厭惡上學。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. At the most solemn moments he will flash a mocking smile or make an ironic remark.
- 在最莊嚴的時刻他臉上會閃現嘲弄的微笑或說一句諷刺挖苦的話。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He is in the marriage bureau business, which is mildly ironic seeing that his dearest wish is to get married himself.
- 他從事婚姻介紹工作，這多少有點諷刺意味，因為他最大的愿望就是自己能結婚。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Does he not find it ironic that the sort of people his movie celebrates hardly ever watch this kind of movie?
- 他電影里頌揚的那些人幾乎從不看這種電影，難道他不覺得這是種諷刺嗎？
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. It's ironic that the weakest student in mathematics was elected class treasurer.
- 數學最差的學生竟被選為班級財務干事，這真是具有諷刺意味
來自辭典例句