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sarcasm n.挖苦；讽刺 (1) 现在可不是一味讽刺挖苦的时候。(2) 他的作品混合了挖苦和悲伤。(3) 他说话总带着一丝讽刺。(4) 现在可不是一味讽刺挖苦的时候。 Sarcasm is sometimes used as merely a synonym of irony, but the word has a more specific sense: irony that's meant to mock or convey contempt. This meaning is found in its etymology. In Greek, sarkazein meant "to tear flesh; to wound." When you use sarcasm, you really tear into them. A clever person coined the variant spelling sarchasm (a blend of sarcasm and chasm) and defined it as "the gap between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it."

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英 ['sɑːkæzəm] 美 ['sɑːrkæzəm] (1) This is no time to indulge in sarcasm.(2) His book commingles sarcasm and sadness.(3) He always spoke with a trace of sarcasm.(4) This is no time to indulge in sarcasm. Irony employed in the service of mocking or attacking someone is sarcasm. Saying "Oh, you're soooo clever!" with sarcasm means the target is really just a dunderhead. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]讽刺；嘲笑；挖苦 Sarcasm is speech or writing which actually means the opposite of what it seems to say. Sarcasm is usually intended to mock or insult someone. 'What a pity,' Graham said with a hint of sarcasm...“太遗憾了，”格雷厄姆略带挖苦地说道。His voice was heavy with sarcasm...他的话语里明显有讽刺意味。Fred ignored the sarcasm.弗雷德对讽刺挖苦置之不理。

英语单词	sarcasm
英美音标	英 ['sɑːkæzəm] 美 ['sɑːrkæzəm]
中文释义	n.挖苦；讽刺
英语例句	(1) This is no time to indulge in sarcasm. (2) His book commingles sarcasm and sadness. (3) He always spoke with a trace of sarcasm. (4) This is no time to indulge in sarcasm.
中文例句	(1) 现在可不是一味讽刺挖苦的时候。 (2) 他的作品混合了挖苦和悲伤。 (3) 他说话总带着一丝讽刺。 (4) 现在可不是一味讽刺挖苦的时候。
vocabulary简明	Irony employed in the service of mocking or attacking someone is sarcasm. Saying "Oh, you're soooo clever!" with sarcasm means the target is really just a dunderhead.
vocabulary扩展	Sarcasm is sometimes used as merely a synonym of irony, but the word has a more specific sense: irony that's meant to mock or convey contempt. This meaning is found in its etymology. In Greek, sarkazein meant "to tear flesh; to wound." When you use sarcasm, you really tear into them. A clever person coined the variant spelling sarchasm (a blend of sarcasm and chasm) and defined it as "the gap between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]讽刺；嘲笑；挖苦 Sarcasm is speech or writing which actually means the opposite of what it seems to say. Sarcasm is usually intended to mock or insult someone. 'What a pity,' Graham said with a hint of sarcasm... “太遗憾了，”格雷厄姆略带挖苦地说道。 His voice was heavy with sarcasm... 他的话语里明显有讽刺意味。 Fred ignored the sarcasm. 弗雷德对讽刺挖苦置之不理。

Sarcasm Irony Time Indulge 现在可不是一味讽刺挖苦的时候 Means Meant Mock