ironic
英[a?'r?n?k]
美[a?'rɑn?k]
- adj. 諷刺的；反話的
英英釋意
- 1. humorously sarcastic or mocking;
- "dry humor"
- "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"
- "an ironic novel"
- "an ironical smile"
- "with a wry Scottish wit"
- 2. characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is;
- "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"
- "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely"