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irony是什么意思

irony

英[ˈaɪrəni] 美[ˈaɪrəni]
  • 复数：ironies;
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    • Noun
      1. witty language used to convey insults or scorn;
      "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"--Johathan Swift
      2. incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs;
      "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
      3. a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs