喜樂美語

A useful picture: two layers that do not match — what is said or what appears on the surface, and what is actually true underneath. Irony is the name for that gap itself.

有兩層東西疊在一起卻對不上——表面那一層（說出來的話、看起來的樣子）指向一個方向，底下那層真相指向相反的方向。irony 這個字指的不是任何一層，而是兩層之間那道錯開的縫。理解 irony 的人是同時看見兩層的人；沒看見底層的人就只會照字面理解，於是錯過整件事。

登入就可以看每一支怎麼連回核心畫面。

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

同家族的字

複數 ironies

意思相反

sincerity

原始詞典資料7 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。

ironynoun詞源 1/ˈaɪə.ɹə.ni/

  • 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.

    • Irony, saying what it ne'er intends, Censures with praise, and speaks to foes as friends.
    • A principal virtue of Rorty's recognition of both the lightminded and the serious side of irony is to urge us in that direction.
  • 2

    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.

    • 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.
    • The second irony is that the only American who intuitively or otherwise grasps this reality and possesses a large enough ego potentially capable of governing in these circumstances is the president.
  • 3

    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.

  • 4

    Socratic irony: ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.

  • 5

    informalContradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected.

ironyadj詞源 2/ˈaɪə.ni/

  • 1

    Of or pertaining to the metal iron.

    • The food had an irony taste to it.
    • The scrap yard had bins marked for irony aluminum, such as aluminum engine blocks not wholly cleaned of bolts, studs, brackets, and so on.

ironynoun詞源 2/ˈaɪə.ni/

  • 1

    datedA kind of metallic marble.

    • 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.

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