| 单词 | ironical |
| 释义 | ironical (once / 961 pages) adj Something that's ironical is wryly funny, especially because it doesn't match up with your expectations. It would be ironical to name your enormous Great Dane "Tiny." You can describe this kind of humor, situation, or literary device as either ironical or ironic — in the US it's more common to use the latter. A famously ironical passage from "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" goes like this: "Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.” In other words, it's ironical that despite being surrounded by water, the mariner is thirsty. The word comes from the Greek eironikos, "putting on a feigned ignorance." WORD FAMILYironical: ironically+/ironist: ironists/irony: ironic, ironical, ironies, ironist USAGE EXAMPLESCohen, whose family was both prominent and cultivated, had an ironical view of himself. The New Yorker(Oct 10, 2016) It was, Notaro recalls in a deadpan voice that hovers between ironical understatement and embarrassment about all the drama, “a pretty crazy time”. The Guardian(Jun 11, 2016) The spectacle of Angela Davis at the Brooklyn Museum was partly ironical, partly contemptible. Wall Street Journal(Jun 06, 2016) 1adj characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely Syn ironic incongruous lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness 2adj humorously sarcastic or mocking an ironical smile Syn dry, ironic, wry humorous, humourous full of or characterized by humor |
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