1620s, from Late Latin ironicus, from Greek eironikos "dissembling, putting on a feigned ignorance," from eironeia (see irony). Related: Ironical (1570s); ironically.
雙語例句
1. It's ironic that she became a teacher—she used to hate school.
令人啼笑皆非的是她成了教師—她過去一向厭惡上學。
來自《權威詞典》
2. At the most solemn moments he will flash a mocking smile or make an ironic remark.
在最莊嚴的時刻他臉上會閃現嘲弄的微笑或說一句諷刺挖苦的話。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He is in the marriage bureau business, which is mildly ironic seeing that his dearest wish is to get married himself.
他從事婚姻介紹工作，這多少有點諷刺意味，因為他最大的愿望就是自己能結婚。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Does he not find it ironic that the sort of people his movie celebrates hardly ever watch this kind of movie?
他電影里頌揚的那些人幾乎從不看這種電影，難道他不覺得這是種諷刺嗎？
來自柯林斯例句
5. It's ironic that the weakest student in mathematics was elected class treasurer.