irony是什么意思？

irony

英[ˈaɪrəni] 美[ˈaɪrəni, ˈaɪə-]

• n. 反语，讽刺，冷嘲，具有讽刺意味的事，[语]反语法；
• adj. 铁的，似铁的，含铁的；

复数：ironies;

例句

• Caine has always been an actor who excels in irony. 凯恩向来是个擅长讽刺的演员。
• One could break away into irony -- as indeed he often had to. 自我解嘲一下就完了 -- 事实上他时常就是这样.
• Often a drop of irony into an indifferent situation renders the whole piquant. 在本来平淡无味的情境里,加上一点戏谑的成分,就往往能使情境全部都变得有味.
• She said to him with slight irony. 她略带嘲讽地对他说.
• They resorted to sarcasm irony, invective and self - praise. 他们求助于使用挖苦、讽刺 、 谩骂和自吹自擂.
• She broke from the inconsequent meaningless mild tone of irony. 她中断了她无关痛痒,无足轻重的温和的嘲讽语调.
• He was an adapt in the irony of incongruously grouping. 他精通于冷嘲各种不协调的人物.
• By a cruel irony of fate, the wealthy man died heirless. 命运捉弄人真是残酷, 这位富翁身后无嗣.
• The echoic mention and irony strategy are the most frequently used. 其中回声提述策略和反说策略运用最多.
• The irony was that Shawn had not seen her. Nor for that matter had anyone else... 具有讽刺意味的是，肖恩并没有见过她，别人也同样如此。

英语六级真题

The irony is that for all the overexcited debate, the net effect of immigration is minimal.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文
What is the irony about the debate over immigration
出自-2011年6月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-UNCOUNT
  反语;冷嘲
  Irony is a subtle form of humour which involves saying things that you do not mean.
  例句
  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。
• N-VAR
  有讽刺意味的情形;令人啼笑皆非之处
  If you talk about the irony of a situation, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  反语,反话, 冷嘲
  She said to him with slight irony. 她略带嘲讽地对他说。
  具有讽刺意味的事； 嘲弄；（出乎意料的）奇异可笑之处；有讽刺意味的情况
  History has many ironies. 历史有许多具有讽刺意味的事。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. 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"--Johathan Swift
  2. incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs;
  "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
  3. a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs