ironic
英 [aɪ'rɒnɪk]
美[aɪ'rɑnɪk]
- adj. 讽刺的；反话的
英英释意
- 1. humorously sarcastic or mocking;
- "dry humor"
- "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"
- "an ironic novel"
- "an ironical smile"
- "with a wry Scottish wit"
- 2. characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is;
- "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"
- "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely"