irony
US /ˈaɪrəni, ˈaɪə-/
・UK /'aɪrənɪ/
B2 中高級英檢高級
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)反語
The irony was that it is raining heavily when it is supposed to be a very sunny day
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)諷刺
It's a strange irony that the fire station burned down.
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)諷刺事件
There are many ironies in life.
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12 個跡象表明你比自己意識到的要聰明得多 (12 Signs You’re Way More Intelligent Than You Realize)
11:44
- Why? Because intellectual people make connections and recognize layers of irony
為什麼？因為知識分子會建立聯繫，並識別出層層反諷
如何善於閒聊，甚至樂在其中 (How to Get Good at Small Talk, and Even Enjoy It)
10:25
- I know the irony that I'm talking about concision, and I was not concise in that answer.
我知道我說的簡潔是一種諷諷刺，我的回答並不簡潔。
STOP！別再對德國人抱有這些刻板印象啦！ (German stereotypes)
04:07
- There’s some irony about this one, because the Germans say that it’s the British who can’t cook.
關於這點，其實是用來挖苦德國人的，因為德國人說英國人才是不會做菜的人，
馬克-帕格爾--語言是如何改變人類的（字幕41種語言）。 (Mark Pagel - How language transformed humanity (subtitles 41 languages))
20:11
- And this leads to the wonderful irony
而這也導致了一個奇妙且諷刺的狀況，
- But the real puzzle and irony
但最是令人感到困惑和諷刺的是
這六種同事，你一定都遇過！(The Six Coworkers You'll Have at Your Job)
04:06
- The irony is, when prisoners do finally get their freedom, they usually have no idea what to do with it.
諷刺的是，當這些人終於得到自由時，他們通常都不知道要做什麼。
