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ironically

UK //aɪˈrɒn.ɪ.kəl.i//US //aɪˈrɑː.nɪ.kəl.i//

词源

源自希腊语 'eirōn'(意为‘假装无知的人’),通过拉丁语 'ironia' 进入英语,加上副词后缀 '-ically' 构成。

adverb

❶ 讽刺地,出乎意料地。用于描述事情的结果或情况与预期相反,带有讽刺意味。

“Ironically, the fire station burned down.”

(讽刺的是,消防站被烧毁了。)

“He ironically praised her for the mistake.”

(他讽刺地表扬了她的错误。)

同义词:sarcastically, mockingly, paradoxically

常见短语

most ironically — 最讽刺的是,用于强调某种情况或结果的讽刺性。

“Most ironically, the thief was robbed.”

(最讽刺的是,小偷被抢劫了。)