| 釋義 |
irony /'aiaram; 'airani/ n 1 [U] the expression of one's meaning by saying sth which is the direct opposite of one's thoughts, in order to make one's remarks forceful. 反語(yǔ); 反語(yǔ)法 (說(shuō)出與自己思想恰恰相反的話(huà)以增強(qiáng)講話(huà)力量之表現(xiàn)法) 。 2 [C] (pl -nies) event, situation, etc which is itself desirable, but which, because of the circumstances, is of little or no value, thus appearing to be directed by evil fate: 命運(yùn)的嘲弄; 諷刺性的事件，情況等 (本來(lái)是一件適意之事，但由于環(huán)境演變, 而失去價(jià)値，故而像是受了命運(yùn)的捉弄)： the ~ of fate/circumstances. 命運(yùn) (環(huán)境) 的嘲弄。 If a poor man inherits a large fortune and dies a month later, one might call it one of life's ironies. 如果一個(gè)窮人繼承一大 . 筆財(cái)座后一個(gè)月便死了，我們可稱(chēng)之為人生的一大嘲弄。 |