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it is ironical that + clause
用于指出某情况与预期相反。
It is ironical that the fire station burned down.
消防站被烧毁了，这真是讽刺。
具有讽刺意味的；反语的
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具有讽刺意味的；反语的
Characterized by or constituting irony.
It is ironical that the fire station burned down.
消防站被烧毁了，这真是讽刺。
讽刺的；反讽的；具有讽刺意味的
Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
爱用反语的；挖苦的；讽刺的
Given to the use of irony; sarcastic.
It was ironical that the fire station burned down.
消防站被烧毁了，这真是讽刺。
She gave an ironical smile when he said he was a professional gamer.
当他说自己是职业游戏玩家时，她露出了讽刺的微笑。
His ironical comment about the weather made everyone laugh.
他对天气的讽刺评论让大家都笑了。
用于指出某情况与预期相反。
It is ironical that the fire station burned down.
消防站被烧毁了，这真是讽刺。
ironical 常修饰 remark, smile, twist 等名词。
He made an ironical comment about the weather.
他对天气发表了讽刺的评论。
I find it ironical that he won the award for honesty.
我觉得他赢得了诚实奖这件事很讽刺。
较少见，可用于书面语。
His tone was ironical in nature.
他的语气本质上是讽刺的。
Not this
I don't like his ironical.
Use this
I don't like his irony.
ironical 是形容词，不能直接用作名词。应使用名词 irony。
Not this
He smiled ironical.
Use this
He smiled ironically.
ironical 是形容词，不能修饰动词。应使用副词 ironically。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
讽刺的微笑
She gave me an ironical smile when I apologized.
我道歉时，她对我露出讽刺的微笑。
挖苦的话
His ironical remark made everyone uncomfortable.
他那句挖苦的话让大家都很不自在。
具有讽刺意味的转折
The movie ends with an ironical twist.
这部电影以一个具有讽刺意味的转折结尾。
讽刺的口吻
He spoke in an ironical tone, but she didn't notice.
他用讽刺的口吻说话，但她没有注意到。
具有讽刺意味的是
It is ironical that he became a teacher, since he hated school.
具有讽刺意味的是，他竟然当了老师，因为他讨厌上学。
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ironical 拼写里藏着 iron（铁），联想“铁着脸说反话”——正是“讽刺的”意思。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary criticism、formal writing、rhetorical analysis ironical 是 ironic 的正式或文学变体，多用于正式写作或修辞分析，日常口语中较少出现。它可表示“具有讽刺意味的”或“爱挖苦的”，但在一般语境中更常用 ironic。
常用于描述出人意料或具有讽刺意味的情况，后接that从句或修饰名词。
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