ironic學測 L6KK [aɪˈrɑnɪk] ｜ /aɪˈrɑnɪk/
反語的；話中帶刺·諷刺的；事與願違·挖苦的；帶刺嘲諷
全民英檢中高級常考字彙
It's ironic that the copy shop ran out of paper right before the exam.
影印店偏偏在段考前用完了紙，真是諷刺。
一個畫面：消防局自焚
說反話字面意思和心裡想的正好相反
事與願違結果和原本期待剛好相反
帶刺調侃語氣裡帶著嘲諷的味道
義項
話中帶刺C1adjective反語的；話中帶刺
The forecast said it would be sunny, but it started raining right after — how ironic!
氣象預報說會出太陽，結果馬上就下起雨來——真諷刺！
an ironic tonean ironic comment
消防局自焚C1adjective諷刺的；事與願違
It was ironic that the fire station itself caught fire.
消防局自己著火了，真是諷刺。
how ironicdeeply ironic
帶刺微笑C1adjective挖苦的；帶刺嘲諷
"Nice job," she said with an ironic smile after he dropped the trophy.
他把獎盃摔了，她卻帶著諷刺的笑容說「幹得好」。
an ironic smilean ironic laugh
片語
how ironic諷刺至極 →多麼諷刺啊
an ironic twist命運翻轉 →情節出乎意料地反轉
ironic smile似笑非笑 →帶著諷刺意味的微笑
你會不會這樣說？
The Mona Lisa is one of the most ___ paintings in the world. (ironic / iconic)
看答案
iconic
iconic 是「具代表性的」，和 ironic「諷刺的」外形相近但意思不同。
'It was ironic that the fire station itself caught fire.' 這句話最符合下列哪個意思？(A) 事與願違的諷刺 (B) 單純的巧合
看答案
(A)
消防局本該滅火卻自己著火，是「事與願違」的諷刺情境，並非單純巧合。
字族
irony 反諷；諷刺（名詞）・ironically 諷刺地（副詞）