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单词 irony
释义
Irony
nnoun.communicationwitty language used to convey insults or scorn
Attributes:sarcastic unsarcastic
Synset:caustic remark sarcasm satire
Examples:
  • he used sarcasm to upset his opponent
  • irony is wasted on the stupid
  • Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift
Derivationally Related Form:satirizeironicsatiristsatiricironicalsatiricalsarcasticironistsatirise
Hypernyms:humor humour wit witticism wittiness
Inherited Hypernyms:sarcasmwitmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.attributeincongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
Examples:
  • the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated
Derivationally Related Form:ironicalironic
Hypernyms:incongruity incongruousness
Inherited Hypernyms:ironyincongruityincompatibilitycharacteristicqualityattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Socratic irony
Full Hyponyms:
socratic irony
nnoun.communicationa trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
Derivationally Related Form:ironicalironic
Hypernyms:figure figure of speech image trope
Inherited Hypernyms:ironytroperhetorical devicedeviceexpressive stylecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:dramatic irony
Part Meronyms:antiphrasis
Full Hyponyms:
dramatic irony
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