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Ironic Amusing Aɪˈrɒnɪk Opposite I Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Make

The word "ironic" describes saying something you don't mean as a joke, or a situation that is amusing due to an unexpected contrast. It can also mean "sarcastic" or "poignant."

When you make an ironic remark, you say something that you do not mean, as a joke. If you say that it is ironic that something should happen, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast.

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]反语的;讽刺挖苦的 When you make an ironic remark, you say something that you do not mean, as a joke.
  • At the most solemn moments he will flash a mocking smile or make an ironic remark...

    在最庄严的时刻他脸上会闪现嘲弄的微笑或说一句讽刺挖苦的话。

  • People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school, but they were being ironic.

    人们中学时常把我称作“万人迷先生”,但他们是在挖苦我。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]具有讽刺意味的;令人啼笑皆非的 If you say that it is ironic that something should happen, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast.
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  • Does he not find it ironic that the sort of people his movie celebrates hardly ever watch this kind of movie?

    他电影里颂扬的那些人几乎从不看这种电影,难道他不觉得这是种讽刺吗?


Oxford iron·ic / aɪˈrɒnɪk ; NAmE aɪˈrɑːnɪk / ( also less frequent iron·ic·al / aɪˈrɒnɪkl ; NAmE aɪˈrɑːnɪkl / ) adjective 1 showing that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying; expressing irony 反语的;讽刺的 an ironic comment 讥讽的话 2 (of a situation 情形 ) strange or amusing because it is very different from what you expect (因出乎意料而)奇怪的,好笑的 It's ironic thatshe became a teacher—she used to hate school. 令人啼笑皆非的是她成了教师 — 她过去一向厌恶学校。 see also
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iron·ic·al·ly / aɪˈrɒnɪkli ; NAmE aɪˈrɑːnɪkli / adverb Ironically, the book she felt was her worst sold more copies than any of her others. 具有讽刺意味的是,那本书她觉得最糟糕,却比她的其他任何一本书卖得都好。 He smiled ironically. 他讥讽地微微一笑。
iron·ic / aɪˈrɒnɪk ; NAmE aɪˈrɑːnɪk / iron·ic·al / aɪˈrɒnɪkl ; NAmE aɪˈrɑːnɪkl / iron·ic·al·ly / aɪˈrɒnɪkli ; NAmE aɪˈrɑːnɪkli /
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ironici‧ron‧ic /aɪˈrɒnɪk $ aɪˈrɑː-/ ●○○ (also i‧ron‧i‧cal /-ɪkəl/) adjective
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1an ironic situation is one that is unusual or amusing because something strange happens, or the opposite of what is expected happens or is true:  Your car was stolen at the police station! How ironic! It’s ironic that her husband smoked for thirty years, and yet she’s the one who died of lung cancer. In an ironic twist, the most trustworthy character in the film turned out to be the thief.2using words that are the opposite of what you really mean, often in a joking way:  ironic comments When I told Lucy I loved her book, she thought I was being ironic.
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ironic

[aɪˈrɒnɪk]

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讽刺的(89%),说反话的(11%)
adj.讽刺的;反话的

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