irony
翻译
反语, 讽刺, 出乎意料的情况
例句
The irony is that he, a fire chief, is afraid of matches.
讽刺的是，他身为消防队长，却害怕火柴。
She said, 'What a beautiful day!' with heavy irony.
她带着浓浓的讽刺意味说：“多美好的一天啊！”
语法模式
((the irony of sth.)) （某事的）讽刺之处 The irony of the situation was not lost on her.
((with irony)) 带着讽刺地 He noted with irony that the winner was a known cheater.
近义词
同义词: sarcasm (讽刺), satire (讥讽), paradox (悖论)
词源
源自希腊语“eirōneia”，意为“假装无知”。
记忆技巧
Irony（反语、讽刺）是期望与现实之间的反差。想象一下一个消防员自己却怕火，这就是情景反语。