irony

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n. 反语, 讽刺, 具有讽刺意味的事

发音

UK /ˈaɪə.ɹən.i/
UK /ˈaɪə.ni/
US /ˈaɪ.ɹə.ni/
US /ˈaɪ.ɚ.ni/
AU

词形变化

ironies 复数 more irony 比较级 most irony 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

铁的；似铁的

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.

    反语

    反话

    讽刺

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  2. 2.

    The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.

    An ironic statement.

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  3. 3.

    Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.

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  4. 4.

    Socratic irony: ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.

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  5. 5.

    Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected.

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  6. 1.

    A kind of metallic marble.

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adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to the metal iron.

    The food had an irony taste to it.

    The scrap yard had bins marked for irony aluminum, such as aluminum engine blocks not wholly cleaned of bolts, studs, brackets, and so on.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

sarcasm satire

上位词 10

figure image humor humour wit figure of speech incongruity incongruousness trope witticism

下位词 2

dramatic irony Socratic irony

部分词 1

antiphrasis

相关短语

irony mark irony marks Socratic irony 苏格拉底式反讽 dramatic irony 戏剧性讽刺 cosmic irony

词源

Etymology tree Ancient Greek εἴρων (eírōn) Ancient Greek εἰρωνεύομαι (eirōneúomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek εἰρωνείᾱ (eirōneíā)der. Latin īrōnīader. Old French Middle French ironieder. English irony First attested in 1502. From Middle French ironie, from Old French, from Latin īrōnīa, from Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία (eirōneía, “irony, pretext”), from εἴρων (eírōn, “one who feigns ignorance”).

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