单词 | sardonic |
释义 | sardonic (sɑːʳdɒnɪk ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe someone as sardonic, you mean their attitude to people or things is humorous but rather critical. ...a big, sardonic man, who intimidated his students. ...a sardonic sense of humour. Synonyms: mocking, cynical, dry, bitter sardonically (sɑːʳdɒnɪkli ) graded adverb [ADVERB with verb] He grinned sardonically and bowed towards her. Collocations: sardonic wit The enduring appeal of 1920s music, he says, lies not just in its unmatched elegance, but also its self-aware, sardonic wit. Times,Sunday Times Verbal bravura, sardonic wit, and keen and funny insights embellish his pages. Times, Sunday Times Focusing on an ecological campaigner in crisis, its pages are alive with actuality and crackle with sardonic wit. Times, Sunday Times So it comes almost as a shock to be reacquainted with the ingenuity and sardonic wit of the originals. Times, Sunday Times Sardonic wit and humane indignation combine in a novel that fizzes with fictional panache. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 讥讽的 Japanese: 茶化すような |
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