[U]反语,冷嘲 use of words which are clear opposite to one's meaning
[U][C]具有讽刺意味的事,嘲弄 a course of events or a condition which has the opposite result from what is expected
英英释义
Noun:
witty language used to convey insults or scorn;
"he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"
"irony is wasted on the stupid"
"Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs;
"the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
irony的用法和样例:
例句
用作名词 (n.)
The good point is that the irony fully reflected. 好的地方是反讽完全出来了。
Irony was widely used in the works of Kafka and LuXun. 卡夫卡和鲁迅的小说中都广泛应用了反讽的艺术手法。
The great irony is that despite all his explanation nobody believed him. 最具讽刺意味的是:尽管他竭力解释,可没一个人相信他。
After Peanuts left,I could not help thinking about this irony. 落花生去后,我总是不住的这样想这件讽刺的事。