Originally Rhetoric. As a mass noun. The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for…
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| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > [noun] (57) irony1502 Originally Rhetoric. As a mass noun. The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for… pike sauce1519 Perhaps: spiced, hot, biting. pike sauce n. a spicy sauce; (figurative) sarcasm, pungent wit. Obsolete. quipping1578 The action of quip, v.; an instance of this. sarcasm1579 A sharp, bitter, or cutting expression or remark; a bitter gibe or taunt. Now usually in generalized sense: Sarcastic language; sarcastic meaning… satire1634 The type of derisive humour or irony that is typical of a satire (cf. sense 1a); mocking wit; sarcasm, esp. as employed against something perceived… ironing1742 Irony. Cf. iron, v.2 sarc1926 = sarcasm, n. Subcategories:— personified (1) — quality of (8) — instance of (25) — indulgence in or disposition for (4) — action of (1) — effect (2) — one who uses (9) |
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