ironic

英 [aɪˈrɒnɪk]

美 [aɪˈrɑːnɪk]

adj.  反语的; 讽刺的; (因出乎意料而)奇怪的，好笑的

考研TOEFLGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.6857 / COCA.5450

牛津词典

adj.

• 反语的；讽刺的
  showing that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying; expressing
  1. an ironic comment
     讥讽的话
• （因出乎意料而）奇怪的，好笑的
  strange or amusing because it is very different from what you expect
  1. It's ironic that she became a teacher─she used to hate school.
     令人啼笑皆非的是她成了教师——她过去一向厌恶上学。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 反语的;讽刺挖苦的
  When you make anironicremark, you say something that you do not mean, as a joke.
  1. At the most solemn moments he will flash a mocking smile or make an ironic remark...
     在最庄严的时刻他脸上会闪现嘲弄的微笑或说一句讽刺挖苦的话。
  2. People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school, but they were being ironic.
     人们中学时常把我称作“万人迷先生”,但他们是在挖苦我。
• ADJ-GRADED 具有讽刺意味的;令人啼笑皆非的
  If you say that it isironicthat something should happen, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast.
  1. Does he not find it ironic that the sort of people his movie celebrates hardly ever watch this kind of movie?
     他电影里颂扬的那些人几乎从不看这种电影,难道他不觉得这是种讽刺吗？

英英释义

adj

• characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
  1. madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker
  2. it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely
  Synonym:ironical
• humorously sarcastic or mocking
  1. dry humor
  2. an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
  3. an ironic novel
  4. an ironical smile
  5. with a wry Scottish wit
  Synonym:dryironicalwry

双语例句

• I find this whole Nazi Association just so sadly ironic.
  我觉得整个关于纳粹的猜想太讽刺了。
• It's ironic that he should criticize such conduct& he's not exactly lily-white himself.
  他竟然批评这样的行为也太有讽刺意味了&他自己也不干净。
• People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school, but they were being ironic.
  人们中学时常把我称作“万人迷先生”，但他们是在挖苦我。
• Dante: Strange and ironic that it will end the same way.
  但丁：神奇而讽刺的是还将以同样的方式终结。
• The Don paused and gave the undertaker a polite, ironic smile.
  堂停顿下来，给了殡葬者一个礼貌的、讽刺的微笑。
• In an ironic twist, new research shows that the brain's pleasure center may be to blame.
  新的研究表明，这可能要归咎于大脑的快乐中心。
• Does he not find it ironic that the sort of people his movie celebrates hardly ever watch this kind of movie?
  他电影里颂扬的那些人几乎从不看这种电影，难道他不觉得这是种讽刺吗？
• And in this ironic principle, which appears to govern so much of our lives, I find delight.
  然而，在这个似乎主宰了我们大部分生活的讽刺原理中，我却寻得了快乐。
• He said to me the other night, When you are ironic, I am always behind you.
  有天晚上他对我说：在你嘻谑嘲弄的时候，我总是落在你后头。
• He is ironic, humorous, very open to ideas.
  他的话中暗藏讥讽，为人幽默，对各种想法都持有非常开放的态度。