irony
n. 反語; 諷刺,冷嘲; 具有諷刺意味的事; [語]反語法
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...
他們發現敘述者只是一味地嘲諷。
Sinclair examined the closed, clever face for any hint of irony, but found none.
辛克萊審視著那張不動聲色的精明的臉龐,試圖尋找任何冷嘲的跡象,但是卻什麼都沒發現。
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...
具有諷刺意味的是,華盛頓的很多官員都私下裡承認他們的政策前後不一致。
Opposition parties lost no time in stressing the irony of his return to power after being rejected by voters in November.
他 11 月份遭選民否決後又重新上臺,反對黨馬上對這一諷刺性現象大做文章。
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.
這沒有絲毫諷刺的意味在裡面,科比的確不是這樣想的.
It is my considered opinion, that irony is insult with a smiling face.
我個人的看法是, 諷刺即帶著微笑侮辱.
His command of irony and invective was said to be very classic and lethal.
據說他嬉笑怒罵的本領是極其傑出的,令人無法招架的.
Q: I think all the cynics in here remembered the irony of last year.
問: 我想在這裡的所有評論家都記得去年的嘲弄.
She said to him with slight irony.
她略帶嘲諷地對他說.