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irony is that + clause
用于引出具有讽刺意味的事实。
The irony is that he became a billionaire by selling cheap products.
讽刺的是，他靠卖廉价商品成了亿万富翁。
反语；讽刺；具有讽刺意味的事
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
反语；讽刺；具有讽刺意味的事
witty language used to convey insults or scorn; a state of affairs that is the opposite of what is expected
The irony is that he became a billionaire by selling cheap products.
讽刺的是，他靠卖廉价商品成了亿万富翁。
戏剧性反讽:观众理解情节中的意义或不协调,而剧中人物不理解。
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.
用来表达侮辱或轻蔑的机智语言；
witty language used to convey insults or scorn; ; ; --Jonathan Swift
苏格拉底式反讽:假装无知以困惑或激怒对手。
Socratic irony: ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.
预期与实际发生之间的不一致；
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
The irony of the situation is that the fire station burned down.
具有讽刺意味的是，消防站被烧毁了。
AI contextual example
He used irony when he said, 'What a beautiful day' during the storm.
他在暴风雨中说‘多好的天气啊’，用的是反语。
AI contextual example
Life is full of ironies, like a traffic jam on the way to a 'Save the Planet' conference.
生活充满了讽刺，比如在去‘拯救地球’会议的路上遇到堵车。
AI contextual example
irony is wasted on the stupid
愚蠢的人听不懂讽刺。
WordNet
用于引出具有讽刺意味的事实。
The irony is that he became a billionaire by selling cheap products.
讽刺的是，他靠卖廉价商品成了亿万富翁。
后接名词或动名词，表示某事物的讽刺性。
He failed to see the irony of his own situation.
他没有意识到自己处境中的讽刺之处。
Not this
It was very irony.
Use this
It was very ironic.
Irony 是名词，意为‘讽刺’或‘反语’，不能直接用作形容词。正确形式是 ironic，表示‘讽刺的’。
Not this
His irony was offensive.
Use this
His sarcasm was offensive.
Irony 并非必然具有攻击性；此处意为‘挖苦’，应使用 sarcasm（名词），其含义更符合语境。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
戏剧性讽刺
The audience knew the truth, but the character did not; that is dramatic irony.
观众知道真相，但角色不知道；这就是戏剧性讽刺。
情境讽刺
It was a case of situational irony when the fire station burned down.
消防站被烧毁，这是一个情境讽刺的例子。
讽刺感
She has a keen sense of irony and often makes witty remarks.
她有很强的讽刺感，经常说些机智的话。
苦涩的讽刺
The bitter irony of his success was that he lost his health.
他成功的苦涩讽刺是他失去了健康。
悲剧性讽刺
The play is full of tragic irony as the hero's actions lead to his downfall.
该剧充满了悲剧性讽刺，因为主角的行为导致了他的垮台。
命运的讽刺
The irony of fate brought them together after years of separation.
命运的讽刺使他们在分离多年后重逢。
命运的讽刺
The irony of fate is that the fire station burned down.
命运的讽刺是，消防站被烧毁了。
一丝讽刺
He said it with a touch of irony.
他带着一丝讽刺说了这话。
讽刺中的讽刺
Irony of ironies, the grammar book had a typo in its title.
讽刺中的讽刺，这本语法书的书名里有一个拼写错误。
这不讽刺吗？
The line 'Isn't it ironic?' from Alanis Morissette's song has been widely discussed for its misuse of the word irony.
Alanis Morissette歌曲中的这句“Isn't it ironic?”因其对irony一词的误用而广为讨论。
Use irony naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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现实与预期的反差
register: mixed; typical contexts: literary criticism, everyday conversation, news media
Each word ends with '-ny' (/ni/), but the vowel sounds in the stressed syllable differ from 'irony' (/aɪrəni/). For example, 'phony' has /foʊni/ and 'balcony' has /bælkəni/. Warning: 'iron' is a lookalike but is pronounced /aɪərn/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.