irony

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈaɪə.ɹə.ni/    美 /ˈaɪ.ɹə.ni/|/ˈaɪ.ɚ.ni/|/ˈɑɪ.ɹən.i/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context. countable,rhetoric,uncountable
    — Irony, saying what it ne'er intends, Censures with praise, and speaks to foes as friends.
  2. A kind of metallic marble. childish,dated
    — And before the season's over millions of "glassies" and "aggies" or "ironies" will change hands, and thousands more will manage to get themselves lost.
  3. The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.; An ironic statement. countable,rhetoric
    — It is one of the ironies of capital cities that each acts as a symbol of its nation, and yet few are even remotely representative of it. London has always set itself apart from the rest of Britain — but political, economic and social trends are conspiring to drive that wedge deeper.
  4. Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play. countable,uncountable
  5. Socratic irony: ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist. countable,uncountable
  6. Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected. countable,informal,uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to the metal iron.
    — The food had an irony taste to it.

词形变化

ironies plural more irony comparative most irony superlative ironies plural

词汇关系

衍生词
cosmic irony dramatic irony ironic ironical ironist ironize ironym irony mark postirony post-irony situational irony Socratic irony
相关词
ironically auxesis meiosis sarcasm

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek εἴρων (eírōn)
Ancient Greek εἰρωνεύομαι (eirōneúomai)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek εἰρωνείᾱ (eirōneíā)der.
Latin īrōnīader.
Old French
Middle French ironieder.
English irony
First attested in 1502. From Middle French ironie, from Old French, from Latin īrōnīa, from Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία (eirōneía, “irony, pretext”), from εἴρων (eírōn, “one who feigns ignorance”).
词源 2
From Middle English hyrony, yreny, yrony, yrunny, equivalent to iron + -y.
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