A way to hold it: the surface says one thing and the truth underneath says the opposite — and the gap between the two is the whole point.
From the word’s history
From Ancient Greek eirōnikós, from eirōneía — the pose of understating or feigning ignorance, associated with Socrates' habit of pretending not to know in order to expose what others claimed to know.
來自古希臘文 εἰρωνικός (eirōnikós)，源頭 eirōneía 指的是「裝作」——蘇格拉底最有名的招數就是假裝自己什麼都不懂，一路問下去，讓對方自己露出破綻。這個「嘴上說的不是心裡想的」正是現代 ironic 的骨架；經過拉丁文 īrōnicus 傳進英文後，字義從一種說話姿態擴大到也能形容事情本身的形狀。
Wiktionary, 'ironic' etymology (Late Latin īrōnicus < Ancient Greek εἰρωνικός), supplied in payload
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原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
ironicadj/aɪˈɹɒn.ɪk/
- 1
Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
- It's somewhat ironic to have a wave of smog right on Earth Day.
- It was ironic I forgot my textbook on human memory.
- 2
Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
- It's ironic that we are eating a sandwich in Sandwich, Massachusetts.
- 3
Acting in an unserious and teasing manner.
- Don't take it personally. We're just being ironic.
- 4
Done in an insincere and mocking manner; satirical.
- You should assume that everything this guy posts is ironic.
- Here’s a tip: If a group of people start using something as ironic hate speech, it will eventually be used for unironic hate speech. Don’t act surprised.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。