英语词汇“dramatic irony”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

If you’re watching a movie about the Titanic and a character leaning on the balcony right before the ship hits the iceberg says, "It's so beautiful I could just die," that’s an example of dramatic irony.

Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters don’t. In the classic myth of Oedipus leaves his family because it has been foretold that he will kill his father and marry his mother. Oedipus doesn’t know, however, that he was adopted. He ends up killing his biological father and marrying his biological mother without realizing it. This is a tragic example of dramatic irony.

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dramatic irony

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For me, a writer of strong fuddy-duddy credentials, the sad dramatic irony really was too much.

The New Yorker(Oct 22, 2016)

But it lacks neither that nor the dramatic irony of Liston’s collapse: in effect, prostration to a demiurge of history on the turn.

The New Yorker(Jul 18, 2016)

“The dramatic irony of the situation was so powerful.”

The Guardian(May 18, 2016)

n (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play

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a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

单词	dramatic irony
释义	dramatic irony (once / 492472 pages) n If you’re watching a movie about the Titanic and a character leaning on the balcony right before the ship hits the iceberg says, "It's so beautiful I could just die," that’s an example of dramatic irony. Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters don’t. In the classic myth of Oedipus leaves his family because it has been foretold that he will kill his father and marry his mother. Oedipus doesn’t know, however, that he was adopted. He ends up killing his biological father and marrying his biological mother without realizing it. This is a tragic example of dramatic irony. WORD FAMILY dramatic irony USAGE EXAMPLES For me, a writer of strong fuddy-duddy credentials, the sad dramatic irony really was too much. The New Yorker(Oct 22, 2016) But it lacks neither that nor the dramatic irony of Liston’s collapse: in effect, prostration to a demiurge of history on the turn. The New Yorker(Jul 18, 2016) “The dramatic irony of the situation was so powerful.” The Guardian(May 18, 2016) n (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play Hyper irony a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
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