irony
英 [ˈaɪrəni]
美 [ˈaɪrəni]
n. (出乎意料的)奇异可笑之处; 有讽刺意味的情况; 反语; 反话
复数：ironies
Collins.2 / BNC.5633 / COCA.4338
同义词辨析
sarcasmn. 讽刺，挖苦
〔辨析〕
指以口头或书面的方式说出的与实际意思相反的话语，表示对他人尖刻的挖苦、蔑视或恼怒。
〔例证〕
'Good of you to arrive on time,' Jim said, with heavy sarcasm.
“你到得真准时呀。”吉姆说道，话语里带着强烈的讽刺。
He always spoke with a trace of sarcasm.
他说话总是带着一丝挖苦的味道。
“你到得真准时呀。”吉姆说道，话语里带着强烈的讽刺。
He always spoke with a trace of sarcasm.
他说话总是带着一丝挖苦的味道。
ironyn. 冷嘲，讽刺，反语
〔辨析〕
主要指表面的话语和实际的意思相反，常具有幽默或逗乐的作用。
〔例证〕
She spoke to him with irony in her voice.
她语气嘲讽地对他说话。
Her writing contains a hint of irony.
她的作品带有一丝嘲讽意味。
她语气嘲讽地对他说话。
Her writing contains a hint of irony.
她的作品带有一丝嘲讽意味。
satiren. 讽刺，讥讽
〔辨析〕
多指以幽默方式对势利、愚蠢、罪恶等世态所作的嘲讽。
〔例证〕
Satire is often a form of protest against injustice.
讽刺往往是一种对不公正进行抗议的形式。
His works are characterized by humour and biting satire.
他的作品以幽默和尖锐的讽刺为特色。
讽刺往往是一种对不公正进行抗议的形式。
His works are characterized by humour and biting satire.
他的作品以幽默和尖锐的讽刺为特色。
牛津词典
noun
- （出乎意料的）奇异可笑之处；有讽刺意味的情况
the amusing or strange aspect of a situation that is very different from what you expect; a situation like this- The irony is that when he finally got the job, he discovered he didn't like it.
讽刺的是，当他最终得到那份工作时，他发现自己并不喜欢它。 - It was one of life's little ironies.
那是生活中的一个小小的嘲弄。
- The irony is that when he finally got the job, he discovered he didn't like it.
- 反语；反话
the use of words that say the opposite of what you really mean, often as a joke and with a tone of voice that shows this- ‘England is famous for its food,’ she said with heavy irony .
“英格兰的食物很有名哪。”她极其讽刺地说道。 - There was a note of irony in his voice.
他的声音里有一丝挖苦的味道。 - She said it without a hint/trace of irony .
她说此话没有一点嘲讽之意。
- ‘England is famous for its food,’ she said with heavy irony .
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 反语;冷嘲
Ironyis 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。
- They find only irony in the narrator's concern...
- N-VAR 有讽刺意味的情形;令人啼笑皆非之处
If you talk about theironyof a situation, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast.- 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。
- The irony is that many officials in Washington agree in private that their policy is inconsistent...
双语例句
- This is one abiding irony of progress.
这是对社会不断发展前进的强烈讽刺。 - There's a touch of irony in his remarks.
他的话里有点儿讽刺的味道。 - I live for you, is the greatest irony.
我活的好，是对伱们最大的讽刺。 - 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。 - 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。 - Although marx's irony embodied the same subjectivity as romantic irony, it was practical irony rather than aesthetic.
摘要浪漫反讽与马克思的反讽虽然都共同体现着一种强烈的主体性，但马克思的反讽不是审美反讽，而是实践反讽。 - His irony is not mean but the systematic combination of humor and sarcasm.
他的讽刺不是毒辣的，是幽默和讽刺的有机结合。 - There is a delicious irony in all this.
这一切中包含了一种绝妙的讽刺。 - His masterpiece "Bird Man" exhibits his attitude and views for life through the irony angle.
代表作品《鸟人》以一种反讽的视角呈现了艺术家对世界、对生活的态度和看法。 - The irony is that she herself was late, and was criticized by the boss.
具有讽刺意义的是她自己迟到了，并受到了老板的批评。