单词 | ironize |
释义 | ironize[ ahy-er-nahyz ] / ˈaɪ ərˌnaɪz / verb (used with object), i·ron·ized, i·ron·iz·ing.to make ironical. to add iron (to a substance). verb (used without object), i·ron·ized, i·ron·iz·ing.to use irony or speak ironically. Also especially British,, i·ron·ise . Origin of ironizeFirst recorded in 1635–45; from Greek eirōnízesthai “to pretend ignorance, dissemble, understate; treat with sarcasm”; see origin at irony1, -ize Words nearby ironizeironical, ironically, ironing, ironing board, ironist, ironize, iron-jawed, iron law of wages, iron lung, iron maiden, iron man Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ironizeironize ironise/ (ˈaɪrəˌnaɪz) / verb(intr) to use or indulge in irony (tr) to make ironic or use ironically Derived forms of ironizeironist, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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