| 单词 | irony |
| 释义 | Word Frequency irony 1(ˈaɪrənɪ) nounWord forms: plural -nies 1. the humorous or mildly sarcastic use of words to imply the opposite of what they normally mean 2. an instance of this, used to draw attention to some incongruity or irrationality 3. incongruity between what is expected to be and what actually is, or a situation or result showing such incongruity 4. dramatic irony 5. philosophy Socratic irony Word origin C16: from Latin ironia, from Greek eirōneia, from eirōn dissembler, from eirein to speakWord Frequency irony 2(ˈaɪənɪ) adjective of, resembling, or containing iron |
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