ironic

aiә'rɔnik

考研托福GRE Collins 2

s. characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is

a. 冷嘲的, 挖苦的, 反话的, 讽刺的, 令人啼笑皆非的, 出乎意料的

Collins 星级

6,857

BNC 频率

5,450

使用频率

ironic 由前缀 ir-（表示否定）和词根 onic（与 iron 相关，意为“铁的”）。表示与预期相反的情况，常用于形容反讽。

例句

1. It is ironic that she got a parking ticket while she was volunteering at a traffic safety event.

她在交通安全活动中做志愿者时却收到了停车罚单，这真是讽刺。

2. He found it ironic that he was always late for work, yet he worked at a time management company.

他觉得自己总是上班迟到，而他在一家时间管理公司工作，真是讽刺。

3. The most ironic part of the story is that the hero failed to save the day.

故事中最讽刺的部分是英雄未能拯救局面。