| 单词 | ironic |
| 释义 | ironic (once / 2287 pages) adj If something is ironic it's unexpected, often in an amusing way. If you're the world chess champion, it would be pretty ironic if you lost a match to someone who just learned to play yesterday. Ironic is the adjective for the noun irony. In contemporary speech, when we call something ironic, we often mean sarcastic. If you spill coffee all over drawings you've been working on all morning, you might ironically tell your coworker, "I've done something wonderful!" An ironic outcome is the opposite of what's intended. Having someone splash mud on you is always annoying, but it would be ironic if they had splashed you because they were running up to wipe dirt off you. WORD FAMILYirony: ironic, ironical, ironies, ironist+/ironical: ironically/ironist: ironists USAGE EXAMPLESIt would be so ironic if, for instance, energy prices are higher in four years than they are now. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Even the “ironic” title is bad; there is just nothing “nice” about this film. Salon(Dec 30, 2016) How did a zoo animal become the centerpiece of ironic Internet culture in 2016? Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker Syn ironical incongruous lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness 2adj humorously sarcastic or mocking an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely an ironic novel Syn dry, ironical, wry humorous, humourous full of or characterized by humor |
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