ironic

ironic
[ʌɪˈrɒnɪk]
adjective
  1. using or characterized by irony
    冷嘲的,挖苦的,讥讽的
    his mouth curved into an ironic smile.
    他撇了撇嘴角露出一丝讥笑。
    ■happening in the opposite way to what is expected, and typically causing wry amusement because of this
    有讽刺意味的;令人啼笑皆非的
    [with clause]it was ironic that now everybody had plenty of money for food they couldn't obtain it because everything was rationed.
    令人啼笑皆非的是由于任何东西都实行定量配给,人们虽有足够的钱却买不到食物。
派生
ironical
adjective
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from French ironique or late Latin ironicus, from Greek eirōnikos 'dissembling, feigning ignorance', from eirōneia (see irony)
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