| 单词 | irony |
| 释义 | irony 1. n. (pl. -ies) 1. an expression of meaning, often humorous or sarcastic, by the use of language of a different or opposite tendency. 2. an ill-timed or perverse arrival of an event or circumstance that is in itself desirable. 3. the use of language with one meaning for a privileged audience and another for those addressed or concerned. Etymology: L ironia f. Gk eironeia simulated ignorance f. eiron dissembler 2. adj. of or like iron. |
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