ironic

adjective

/aɪˈrɒnɪk/

/aɪˈrɑːnɪk/

(also less frequent ironical

/aɪˈrɒnɪkl/

/aɪˈrɑːnɪkl/

)

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showing that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying; expressing irony
- an ironic comment
Extra Examples
- He was greeted with ironic cheers from opposition MPs.
- She sent him a faintly ironic sideways glance.
Topics Languagec1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- find something
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry
(of a situation) strange or funny because it is very different from what you expect
- it is ironic that… It's ironic that she became a teacher—she used to hate school.
see also irony
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- find something
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French ironique or late Latin ironicus, from Greek eirōnikos ‘dissembling, feigning ignorance’, from eirōneia ‘simulated ignorance’, from eirōn ‘dissembler’.

单词	ironic
释义	ironic adjective /aɪˈrɒnɪk/ /aɪˈrɑːnɪk/ (also less frequent ironical /aɪˈrɒnɪkl/ /aɪˈrɑːnɪkl/ ) jump to other results showing that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying; expressing irony an ironic comment Extra Examples He was greeted with ironic cheers from opposition MPs. She sent him a faintly ironic sideways glance. Topics Languagec1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem find something … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry (of a situation) strange or funny because it is very different from what you expect it is ironic that… It's ironic that she became a teacher—she used to hate school. see also irony Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem find something … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French ironique or late Latin ironicus, from Greek eirōnikos ‘dissembling, feigning ignorance’, from eirōneia ‘simulated ignorance’, from eirōn ‘dissembler’.
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