irony
翻譯
反語, 諷刺, 出乎意料的情況
例句
The irony is that he, a fire chief, is afraid of matches.
諷刺的是,他身為消防隊長,卻害怕火柴。
She said, 'What a beautiful day!' with heavy irony.
她帶著濃濃的諷刺意味說:「多美好的一天啊!」
文法模式
((the irony of sth.)) (某事的)諷刺之處 The irony of the situation was not lost on her.
((with irony)) 帶著諷刺地 He noted with irony that the winner was a known cheater.
近義詞
同義詞: sarcasm (諷刺), satire (譏諷), paradox (悖論)
詞源
源自希臘語“eirōneia”,意為“假裝無知”。
記憶技巧
Irony(反語、諷刺)是期望與現實之間的對比。想像一下一個消防員自己卻怕火,這就是情境上的反諷。