sarcasm
sarcasm
noun
noun
- [mass noun]the use of irony to mock or convey contempt
讽刺，挖苦，嘲笑
she didn't like the note of sarcasm in his voice.
她不喜欢他话音中挖苦的腔调。
- mid 16th cent.: from French sarcasme, or via late Latin from late Greek sarkasmos, from Greek sarkazein 'tear flesh', in late Greek 'gnash the teeth, speak bitterly' (from sarx, sark- 'flesh')
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