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ironic

English → Chinese

adj//aɪˈrɒnɪk//

(修辞/境遇) 讽刺的:结果与预期完全相反的,或用反话来表达真实意图的

It was ironic that the fire station burned down while the firefighters were out on a call.

(Chinese) 火车站竟然在消防员出警时烧毁了,这真是个讽刺。

He made an ironic comment about how 'lucky' he was to have his car break down in the storm.

(Chinese) 他讽刺地评论说,在暴风雨中车坏了他是多么“幸运”。

Entry ID: en:zh:ironic · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary