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单词 irony
释义

irony

UK /ˈaɪrəni/

Word Forms

singularirony
pluralironies

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    uncountable a form of humour in which you use words to express the opposite of what the words really mean

    ‘You’ve been so kind,’ she said, her voice heavy with irony.

    a touch/trace/hint of irony:

    His writing contains a cheerful touch of irony.

    Synonyms and related words

    The quality of being funny and funny situations
  2. 2
    countable/uncountable a strange, funny, or sad situation in which things happen in the opposite way to what you would expect
    tragic/bitter/cruel irony:

    By a cruel irony, General Franklin was killed at the very moment of his army’s great victory.

    the irony (of something) is that:

    The irony is that it would have been faster to have taken the back roads after all.

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for situations and circumstances

irony

US /ˈaɪrəni/

Word Forms

singularirony
pluralironies

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    uncountable a form of humor in which you use words to express the opposite of what the words really mean

    “You’ve been so kind,” she said, her voice heavy with irony.

    a touch/trace/hint of irony:

    His writing contains a cheerful touch of irony.

    Synonyms and related words

    The quality of being funny and funny situations
  2. 2
    countable/uncountable a strange, funny, or sad situation in which things happen in the opposite way to what you would expect
    tragic/bitter/cruel irony:

    By a cruel irony, General Franklin was killed at the very moment of his army’s great victory.

    the irony (of something) is that:

    The irony is that it would have been faster to have taken the back roads after all.

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for situations and circumstances
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