wry

wry
[rʌɪ]
(wryer, wryest 或 wrier, wriest)

using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour
富于幽默感的；挖苦的，讽刺的
a wry smile.
嘲讽的笑。
wry comments.
挖苦的话。
(of a person's face or features) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance
（人的脸或表情）扭曲的（表示厌恶、失望或恼怒）
■(archaic)(of the neck or features) distorted or turned to one side
(古)（脖子，表情）歪曲的；歪斜的

派生
wryly
adverb
wryness
noun
语源

early 16th cent. (in the sense 'contorted'): from Old English wrīgian 'tend, incline', in Middle English 'deviate, swerve, contort'

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