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Ironic Adj Aiə'Rɔnik A.挖苦的;出乎意料的 英 挖苦的,出乎意料的 Directly Opposite

单词 ironic
音标 [aiə'rɔnik]
解释 a.挖苦的;出乎意料的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 挖苦的,出乎意料的( directly opposite to what might be expected)
字源 ironic (adj.)
1620s, from Late Latin ironicus, from Greek eironikos "dissembling, putting on a feigned ignorance," from eironeia (see irony). Related: Ironical (1570s); ironically.
不择手段背单词 adj. 用反语的; 冷嘲热讽的; 出乎意料的(与期望或意图完全相反的)
【参】irony[SAT](n 反话; 讽刺)
趣味全助记 【记】irony

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