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irony n.反讽；讽剌之事 (1) 好的地方是反讽完全出来了。(2) 卡夫卡和鲁迅的小说中都广泛应用了反讽的艺术手法。(3) 最具讽刺意味的是：尽管他竭力解释，可没一个人相信他。(4) 落花生去后，我总是不住的这样想这件讽刺的事。 In Greek, eiron meant a dissembler — someone who hides their true intentions. Today, we do something very similar when we employ irony, often by saying the opposite of what we really mean. The word can also refer to a situation that turns out to be amusingly different from what we expected: "I thought he had stolen the Fig Newtons, but the irony was that he thought the same thing of me." Note that this is more than just an improbable coincidence!

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英 ['aɪrəni] 美 ['aɪrəni] (1) The good point is that the irony fully reflected.(2) Irony was widely used in the works of Kafka and LuXun.(3) The great irony is that despite all his explanation nobody believed him.(4) After Peanuts left,I could not help thinking about this irony. 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. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]反语；冷嘲 Irony is a subtle form of humour which involves saying things that you do not mean. They find only irony in the narrator's concern...他们发现叙述者只是一味地嘲讽。Sinclair examined the closed, clever face for any hint of irony, but found none.辛克莱审视着那张不动声色的精明的脸庞，试图寻找任何冷嘲的迹象，但是却什么都没发现。2[N-VAR 可变名词]有讽刺意味的情形；令人啼笑皆非之处 If you talk about the irony of a situation, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast.   [oft N of/in n]The irony is that many officials in Washington agree in private that their policy is inconsistent...具有讽刺意味的是，华盛顿的很多官员都私下里承认他们的政策前后不一致。Opposition parties lost no time in stressing the irony of his return to power after being rejected by voters in November.他 11 月份遭选民否决后又重新上台，反对党马上对这一讽刺性现象大做文章。

英语单词	irony
英美音标	英 ['aɪrəni] 美 ['aɪrəni]
中文释义	n.反讽；讽剌之事
英语例句	(1) The good point is that the irony fully reflected. (2) Irony was widely used in the works of Kafka and LuXun. (3) The great irony is that despite all his explanation nobody believed him. (4) After Peanuts left,I could not help thinking about this irony.
中文例句	(1) 好的地方是反讽完全出来了。 (2) 卡夫卡和鲁迅的小说中都广泛应用了反讽的艺术手法。 (3) 最具讽刺意味的是：尽管他竭力解释，可没一个人相信他。 (4) 落花生去后，我总是不住的这样想这件讽刺的事。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	In Greek, eiron meant a dissembler — someone who hides their true intentions. Today, we do something very similar when we employ irony, often by saying the opposite of what we really mean. The word can also refer to a situation that turns out to be amusingly different from what we expected: "I thought he had stolen the Fig Newtons, but the irony was that he thought the same thing of me." Note that this is more than just an improbable coincidence!
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]反语；冷嘲 Irony is a subtle form of humour which involves saying things that you do not mean. They find only irony in the narrator's concern... 他们发现叙述者只是一味地嘲讽。 Sinclair examined the closed, clever face for any hint of irony, but found none. 辛克莱审视着那张不动声色的精明的脸庞，试图寻找任何冷嘲的迹象，但是却什么都没发现。 2 [N-VAR 可变名词]有讽刺意味的情形；令人啼笑皆非之处 If you talk about the irony of a situation, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast. [oft N of/in n] The irony is that many officials in Washington agree in private that their policy is inconsistent... 具有讽刺意味的是，华盛顿的很多官员都私下里承认他们的政策前后不一致。 Opposition parties lost no time in stressing the irony of his return to power after being rejected by voters in November. 他 11 月份遭选民否决后又重新上台，反对党马上对这一讽刺性现象大做文章。

Irony Gap Thought Involves 英 Aɪrəni] 美 Aɪrəni N.反讽；讽剌之事