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

单词	sardonic
释义	sar·don·ic I. \(ˈ)sär\|dänik, (ˈ)sȧ\|d-, -nēk\ adjective also sar·don·i·cal \-nə̇kəl, -nēk-\ Etymology: sardonic from French sardonique, from Middle French, from Greek sardonios, sardanios derisive, sardonic + Middle French -ique -ic; sardonical from French sardonique + English -al; perhaps akin to Middle Breton huersin & Welsh chwarddu to laugh : expressive of or characterized by derision or scorn : disdainfully or skeptically humorous : cynical < 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. noun (-s) : a sardonic expression or remark — often used in plural < light sardonics about a reprobate — Time > < the advertisement — whose impish sardonics may be placed in early evidence — K.N.Cameron >
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