Irony
[ 'aɪrəni ]
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n. 反语;讽刺，冷嘲;具有讽刺意味的事;[语]反语法;
adj. 铁的;似铁的;含铁的;
📝 例句
You don't understand irony.
你不懂得什么叫俏皮。
I will show you how gracefully I can lay irony aside.
我以后会让你看到我会怎样落落大方地将讽刺弃置不用。
Her coarse irony was as painful as her anguish.
她那粗俗的讽刺口气和她的痛苦心情，令人感到难受。
It was the final irony of Missy's life.
这是对米丝一生的最后嘲讽。
They resorted to sarcasm irony, invective and self-praise.
他们求助于使用挖苦、讽刺、谩骂和自吹自擂。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※irony-讽刺,iron-铁:讽刺的语言象冬天的铁块一样寒冷
※ irony-冷嘲,ivory-象牙:他冷嘲热讽地说他是猪鼻子插葱,装象→象牙
※ iron-铁,y-似“树枝”:这些铁块放到了树枝上,这是一个出人意料的结局
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
irony
n
1 [U] expression of one's meaning by saying the direct opposite of one's thoughts in order to be emphatic, amusing, sarcastic, etc 反语; 反话
`That's really lovely, that is!' he said with heavy irony. ｀那真是可爱极了, 真的!＇他故意说反话.
2 [U, C] situation, event, etc that is desirable in itself but so unexpected or ill-timed that it appears to be deliberately perverse 有讽刺意味的情况、 事情等（其本身未始不可取, 但因出人意料或来非其时而似故意乖违）
the irony of fate 命运的嘲弄
He inherited a fortune but died a month later; one of life's little ironies. 他继承一笔遗产後一个月就死了, 有点时乖命蹇吧.
🎯 考研助记
铁(iron)丫头(y)：被称为{铁娘子}- 讽刺
🔁 扩展释义
*['aiәrәni]n. 反语, 讽刺, 具有讽刺意味的事
📖 同为「公共英语」词汇
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I doubt if he'll be asked to speak again next year.
我怀疑明年是否还会邀请他作报告。
I had not laughed since I became deaf.
我耳聋后就从来没有笑过。
It was a Sunday in May. My brother and I had decided to go off for a long walk while we were staying with my grandparents in the French countryside.
5月的一个星期天，我和弟弟决定去远足。当时我们住在法国乡下的祖父母家中。