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源自希腊语 eirōneia(假装无知),通过拉丁语 ironia 进入英语,最初指苏格拉底式的假装无知的辩论方法。
❶ 指事情的结果与预期相反,或表面现象与实际情况不符的讽刺性现象,常带有幽默或荒谬的意味。
“One of life's great ironies is that the people who complain the most often do the least.”
(生活中最大的讽刺之一就是抱怨最多的人往往做得最少。)
“The irony is that the fire station burned down while the firefighters were away.”
(讽刺的是,消防站失火时消防员们正好不在。)
the irony is — 用于指出某种具有讽刺意味的情况,强调现实与预期之间的反差。
“The irony is that the more you try to impress people, the less impressive you become.”
(讽刺的是,你越想给人留下深刻印象,反而越显得平庸。)
full of irony — 形容某件事或情况包含多重讽刺意味,充满出人意料的反转。
“His career was full of irony - the shy boy became a famous actor.”
(他的职业生涯充满讽刺——这个害羞的男孩成了著名演员。)