n. incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
n. a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
n. 反语, 讽刺, 具有讽刺意味的事
1. The irony of her situation is that she works at a bakery but can't bake.
她的处境充满讽刺，她在一家面包店工作，却不会烘焙。
2. It was ironic that the fire station burned down.
讽刺的是，消防站竟然烧毁了。
3. He didn't see the irony in his complaint about others being late.
他没有意识到自己抱怨别人迟到的讽刺。