| 单词 | sarcastic |
| 释义 | sarcastic (once / 1015 pages) adj Sarcastic humor mocks or ridicules, usually by saying the opposite of what is actually meant. The talent-show judge who rolls his eyes at your dancing, smirks, and says, "You ought to be on Broadway" is a sarcastic person. Sarcastic comes from the Greek word sarkazhein, which literally means "tear the flesh." Maybe that's why we also refer to our talent-show judge's remark as "cutting." When someone's being sarcastic, sometimes it's the tone, facial expression, or body language that let you know — like when our talent-show judge says exaggeratedly, "Great job! I almost confused you for Pavarotti," as he gives you a thumbs-down. WORD FAMILYsarcastic: sarcastically, unsarcastic+/sarcasm: sarcasms, sarcastic USAGE EXAMPLES“I’m trying to be a good sport here,” she said, adding her own sarcastic review of the performance. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Unlike “sarcastic” or “snarky,” which imply a certain authority, “sassy” suggests impudence. The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016) Pope’s sarcastic rules to achieving bathos in poetry were a clear attack on the aesthetic and moral climate of his time. The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016) adj expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds Syn|Ant critical marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws disrespectfulexhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous barbed, biting, mordacious, nipping, pungentcapable of wounding black, grim, mordantharshly ironic or sinister corrosivespitefully sarcastic sardonicdisdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking satiric, satiricalexposing human folly to ridicule saturninebitter or scornful unsarcastic not sarcastic |
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