词组 | irony |
释义 | irony /ˈaɪərəni $ ˈaɪrə-/ noun 1. the use of words that are the opposite of what you really mean, often in order to be amusingadjectivesheavy irony BrE (=a lot of irony) “Take your time. There’s no hurry,” he said with heavy irony.gentle irony She pointed out with gentle irony that he was not in a position to criticize her.prepositionswith irony “Any more brilliant ideas?” he said with unpleasant irony.without irony He told me, without irony, that everyone agreed with him.phrasesa trace/hint/touch of irony Without a trace of irony, she told me she had done most of the work.2. a situation that is unusual, funny, or sad because of something strange or unexpectedadjectivesa bitter/cruel/terrible irony The bitter irony was that the whole plan had been her idea right from the start.a tragic/sad irony What a tragic irony that he was unknowingly killed by his own father!a certain irony There is a certain irony in the fact that he is now president of the organization that once expelled him.a strange irony It seems a strange irony that we suffer water shortages in a country where it rains so much.a great irony The great irony for him is that although he could now afford the surgery, it is considered too risky.the ultimate/final/supreme irony To lose her now would be the ultimate irony.a nice irony (=that you find pleasing or interesting) There is a nice irony in the fact that this famous Spanish explorer was in fact Portuguese.prepositionsthe irony of sth He smiled faintly, as if the irony of the situation had suddenly struck him.by a cruel/strange etc irony By a cruel irony, their divorce became final on their sixth wedding anniversary. |
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