单词 | irony |
释义 | irony1/ˈʌɪrəni /noun (plural ironies) [mass noun] 1The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect: ‘Don’t go overboard with the gratitude,’ he rejoined with heavy irony...
Synonyms sarcasm, sardonicism, dryness, causticity, sharpness, acerbity, acid, bitterness, trenchancy, mordancy, cynicism; mockery, satire, ridicule, derision, scorn, sneering; wryness, backhandedness British informal sarkiness 1.1A state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result: the irony is that I thought he could help me [count noun]: one of life’s little ironies...
Synonyms paradox, paradoxical nature, incongruity, incongruousness, peculiarity 1.2 (also dramatic or tragic irony) A literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character’s words or actions is clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.They considered dramatic monologue, dramatic irony, persona as mask, and so on....
OriginEarly 16th century (also denoting Socratic irony): via Latin from Greek eirōneia 'simulated ignorance', from eirōn 'dissembler'. irony2/ˈʌɪəni /adjective Of or like iron: an irony grey colour |
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