| 单词 | sardonicism |
| 释义 | > as lemmassarˈdonicism sarˈdonicism n. the quality or state of being sardonic; an instance of this; a sardonic remark. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > [noun] > quality of satiricalnessa1661 sarcasticalness1710 causticity1785 quipsomeness1881 sarcasticness1903 sardonicism1928 sardony1935 sarkiness1965 1928 Daily Express 6 Jan. 8/3 The old Spartan régime has gone, but there is a relentlessness about the public school system that engenders secret terrors at every turn. It may be the fear of ridicule, or the sardonicisms of a satiric master, or one of a dozen things. 1930 W. de la Mare On the Edge 197 A corrosive sardonicism had come into her voice. 1940 W. Faulkner Hamlet ii. i. 100 He would speculate now and then with cold sardonicism. 1964 Listener 29 Oct. 667/2 Because familiarity with the role has made Sean Connery feel able to play Bond more relaxedly, an agreeable sardonicism has been added to the earlier deliberately overdone Superman masculinity. < as lemmas |
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