单词 | sardonic |
释义 | sar·don·ic I. also sar·don·i·cal < got a sardonic twist to his mouth, the way of a man who feels that the breaks are against him — Mary Austin > < his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists — Franz Schoenberner > < with a sardonic smile — W.S.Maugham > < predominant mood was reflected in the bright and bitter humor, the sardonic portrayal of human futility — D.S.Savage > < the enemy seemed to take a sardonic delight in picking Sunday for his most savage forays — Irwin Shaw > < the rather sardonic aphorism that there's nothing like a pension to induce longevity — St. Louis Post-Dispatch > Synonyms: see sarcastic II. < light sardonics about a reprobate — Time > < the advertisement — whose impish sardonics may be placed in early evidence — K.N.Cameron > |
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