Originally Rhetoric. As a mass noun. The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > irony (7) irony1502 Originally Rhetoric. As a mass noun. The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for… ironia?1541 = irony, n. (in various senses); esp. a rhetorical device relying on a discrepancy between what is meant and what is said, typically employed for… Subcategories:— types of (2) — an ironical expression (1) — use of irony (1) — one who (1) |
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