irony
n. 反语; 讽刺,冷嘲; 具有讽刺意味的事; [语]反语法
Irony is a subtle form of humour which involves saying things that you do not mean.
They find only irony in the narrator's concern...
他们发现叙述者只是一味地嘲讽。
Sinclair examined the closed, clever face for any hint of irony, but found none.
辛克莱审视着那张不动声色的精明的脸庞,试图寻找任何冷嘲的迹象,但是却什么都没发现。
If you talk about the irony of a situation, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast.
The irony is that many officials in Washington agree in private that their policy is inconsistent...
具有讽刺意味的是,华盛顿的很多官员都私下里承认他们的政策前后不一致。
Opposition parties lost no time in stressing the irony of his return to power after being rejected by voters in November.
他 11 月份遭选民否决后又重新上台,反对党马上对这一讽刺性现象大做文章。
1. witty language used to convey insults or scorn;
2. incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs;
3. a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
And there is no intentional irony in any of this . Not from Kobe's end.
这没有丝毫讽刺的意味在里面,科比的确不是这样想的.
It is my considered opinion, that irony is insult with a smiling face.
我个人的看法是, 讽刺即带着微笑侮辱.
His command of irony and invective was said to be very classic and lethal.
据说他嬉笑怒骂的本领是极其杰出的,令人无法招架的.
Q: I think all the cynics in here remembered the irony of last year.
问: 我想在这里的所有评论家都记得去年的嘲弄.
She said to him with slight irony.
她略带嘲讽地对他说.