"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"
"the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
1.反语;冷嘲
irony is a subtle form of humour which involves saying things that you do not mean.
irony什么意思
e.g. They find onlyirony in the narrator's concern...
他们发现叙述者只是一味地嘲讽。
e.g. Sinclair examined the closed, clever face for any hint ofirony, but found none.
辛克莱审视着那张不动声色的精明的脸庞，试图寻找任何冷嘲的迹象,但是却什么都没发现。
2.有讽刺意味的情形;令人啼笑皆非之处
If you talk about theirony of a situation, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast.
e.g. Theirony is that many officials in Washington agree in private that their policy is inconsistent...
具有讽刺意味的是,华盛顿的很多官员都私下里承认他们的政策前后不一致。
e.g. Opposition parties lost no time in stressing theirony of his return to power after being rejected by voters in November.
他 11 月份遭选民否决后又重新上台，反对党马上对这一讽刺性现象大做文章。
1. 反话：比如人们在说反话(irony)、进行讽刺(sarcasm)、有意回避(opt out)问题是为了不使对方太尴尬同时又想把自己的思想情绪表达出来而采取比较策略的谈话方式.
好的地方是反讽完全出来了。
irony was widely used in the works of Kafka and LuXun.卡夫卡和鲁迅的小说中都广泛应用了反讽的艺术手法。
The great irony is that despite all his explanation nobody believed him.最具讽刺意味的是：尽管他竭力解释，可没一个人相信他。
After Peanuts left,I could not help thinking about this irony.落花生去后，我总是不住的这样想这件讽刺的事。
The irony is that when he finally got the job, he discovered he didn't like it.讽刺的是，当他最终得到那份工作时，他发现自己并不喜欢它。
It was one of life's little ironies.那是生活中的一个小小的嘲弄。
'u2018England is famous for its food, 'u2019 she said with heavy irony .“英格兰的食物很有名哪。”她极其讽刺地说道。
There was a note of irony in his voice.他的声音里有一丝挖苦的味道。
She said it without a hint'/trace of irony .她说此话没有一点嘲讽之意。
They find only irony in the narrator's concern...他们发现叙述者只是一味地嘲讽。
Sinclair examined the closed, clever face for any hint of irony, but found none.辛克莱审视着那张不动声色的精明的脸庞，试图寻找任何冷嘲的迹象,但是却什么都没发现。
The irony is that many officials in Washington agree in private that their policy is inconsistent...具有讽刺意味的是,华盛顿的很多官员都私下里承认他们的政策前后不一致。
Opposition parties lost no time in stressing the irony of his return to power after being rejected by voters in November.他 11 月份遭选民否决后又重新上台，反对党马上对这一讽刺性现象大做文章。
And there is no intentional irony in any of this . Not from Kobe's end.这没有丝毫讽刺的意味在里面,科比的确不是这样想的.
It is my considered opinion, that irony is insult with a smiling face.我个人的看法是, 讽刺即带着微笑侮辱.
His command of irony and invective was said to be very classic and lethal.据说他嬉笑怒骂的本领是极其杰出的,令人无法招架的.
Q: I think all the cynics in here remembered the irony of last year.问: 我想在这里的所有评论家都记得去年的嘲弄.
She said to him with slight irony.她略带嘲讽地对他说.
The irony of tropical deforestation is that the anticipated economic benefits are usually illusory.热带雨林遭受滥伐的讽刺意味在于,预期中的经济好处通常是虚假的.
irony is wasted on the stupid.反讽对愚人没有效果.
There was a whole gap in American history where irony went on holidays.在美国历史上有一个很大的缺口——当我们还没有讽刺的时候.
I sensed a touch of irony in his remarks.我感觉到在他的话里有一些讽刺意味.
She answered pomposity with irony and dominated conversations by her personality and shrewd psychology.对于虚夸自负她用的是反唇相讥,她以她的人品和机敏的心理来控制同人家谈话的进程.
Only Merlin's coming has briefly woken me and there the irony of our exchange.梅林的到来彻底唤醒了我,这是一次充满了嘲弄的交易.
It also analyzes the pragmatic functions of irony.本文还结合实例分析了反语的语用功能.
Ordinary characters or situations are usually exaggerated far beyond the limits of normal satire or irony.讽刺是讽刺,不一定是黑色幽默,而王蒙的语言没有达到那个程度.
Her coarse irony was as painful as her anguish.她那粗俗的讽刺口气和她的痛苦心情,令人感到难受.
The other irony is that, broadly speaking, quality is improving ( something that worries the Japanese ).另一个疑点在于, 广义上看, 质量还是在提高的 ( 日本人为这个事情忧心忡忡 ).
The irony is that this may actually reduce the security of the network.具有讽刺意味的是,这种做法可能威胁到网络安全.
Is it possible that irony is derived from it?难道作“讽刺”解释的ironie是从这英文字来的 吗 ?
Minetta's voice had a meek irony.米尼塔的口气里略带几分讥刺.
It explores the settings, dramatic methods and irony that portray the characters personality profoundly.在该小说中,海明威主要运用了场景手法 、 戏剧手法和嘲弄手法塑造人物的个性.
The irony of these challenges is that each platform has what the other wants.这些挑战从反面告诉我们,每种平台都拥有其它平台想要的东西.
