irony

英['aɪrəni]美['aɪrəni]
  • n. 反讽；讽剌之事

    • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    来自拉丁语ironia，来自希腊语eiron，装糊涂，假装无知，可能来自eirein，说，言语，词源同verb，verbal.主要用于古希腊哲学家苏格拉底的哲学思想和辩证手法，苏格拉底在与人们辩论的时候，常常先承认自己的无知和对方观点的正确，然后通过举例来引起对方的思考并最终让对方承认自己的错误。由于这种假装无知的辩证手法，引申词义反讽，讽刺。
      noun(名词)
      1. 具有讽刺意味的情况；出乎意料的情况；令人啼笑皆非的事情
      2. 反语;讽刺

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. 具有讽刺意味的情况；出乎意料的情况；令人啼笑皆非的事情

      The irony (of it) is that the new tax system will burden those it was intended to help.

      具讽刺意味的是，新的税收制度反而将使该制度本打算要帮助的人背上沉重负担。

    2. 反语;讽刺

      Her voice heavy with irony, Simone said, “We're so pleased you were able to stay so long.” (= Her voice made it obvious they were not pleased.)

      西蒙娜口气里明显带有讽刺地说：“你能呆这么长时间，我们真高兴。”

    小知识

    Reserve irony for situations where there's a gap between reality and expectations, especially when such a gap is created for dramatic or humorous effect.

    In Greek, eiron meant “a dissembler” — someone who hides their true intentions. Today, we do something very similar when we employ irony, often by saying the opposite of what we really mean. The word can also refer to a situation that turns out to be amusingly different from what we expected: “I thought he had stolen the Fig Newtons, but the irony was that he thought the same thing of me.” Note that this is more than just an improbable coincidence!

    实用短语

    1. verbal irony

      反语,言语反讽,语言倒反,词语反语

    2. dramatic irony

      戏剧反讽,戏剧性讽刺,戏剧性反语

    3. socratic irony

      苏格拉底反诘法,苏格拉底式反讽,苏格拉底式的反讽,苏格拉底的反讽

    4. irony of fate

      命运的捉弄,命运反讽,命运讽喻,命运的嘲弄

    5. situational irony

      情景反讽,情境反讽,情景式反语,场景反讽

    6. irony and pity

      讽刺与怜悯,关于讽刺

    7. romantic irony

      浪漫反讽,浪漫主义的反讽,浪漫主义反讽

    8. the irony

      反语,讽刺

    9. structural irony

      结构反讽,结构性反讽

    单词用法

    短语动词
    irony与以下词性连用 adj. bitter irony 辛辣的嘲讽 ultimate irony 极大的嘲讽（或讽刺意味） n. hint of irony 一丝嘲讽 sense of irony 嘲讽意味 trace of irony 一丝嘲讽 irony of a situation 有讽刺意味的情形

    同义词

    satire  /  sarcasm

    同根词

    词根：iron

    adj.

    iron铁的；残酷的；刚强的

    ironic讽刺的；反话的

    ironical讽刺的（等于ironic）；用反语的

    adv.

    ironically讽刺地；说反话地

    n.

    iron熨斗；烙铁；坚强

    ironist讽刺家；讽刺作家

    vi.

    iron熨衣；烫平

    vt.

    iron熨；用铁铸成