Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #12681
wryly
苦笑地；嘲讽地；做鬼脸地
in a wry manner
- 1.
In a wry or sarcastic manner; ironically.
以挖苦或讽刺的方式；反讽地。
- 2.
Of a facial expression, contortedly.
(面部表情)扭曲地。
以挖苦或讽刺的方式；反讽地。；(面部表情)扭曲地。；(面部表情)做鬼脸地；苦笑地；嘲讽地
In use
She smiled wryly at the mistake.
He wryly remarked that the meeting could have been an email.
I looked at the burnt cake and laughed wryly.
verb + wryly
wryly 常放在动词后，表示带着苦涩或嘲讽的表情做动作。
He smiled wryly when he heard the news.
他听到这个消息时苦笑了一下。
wryly + adjective
修饰形容词时，wryly 意为“以讽刺或挖苦的方式”。
That was a wryly funny joke.
那是一个令人哭笑不得的笑话。
wryly + verb
wryly 也可放在动词前，语气与放动词后相近。
He wryly observed that the meeting had been pointless.
Connections
Collocations
- smile wryly
- 苦笑
- She smiled wryly at the irony.她对这个讽刺苦笑了一下。
- grin wryly
- 咧嘴苦笑
- He grinned wryly and shrugged.他苦笑了一下，耸耸肩。
- laugh wryly
- 苦笑；揶揄地笑
- He laughed wryly at his own mistake.他对自己犯的错苦笑了一下。
- remark wryly
- 挖苦地说；嘲讽地说
- She remarked wryly that the meeting was a waste of time.她挖苦地说这个会议是浪费时间。
- observe wryly
- 挖苦地评论；揶揄地说
- As he left, he observed wryly that he would probably not be missed.他离开时揶揄地说，可能没人会想念他。
- note wryly
Learner notes
Memory Tip
wry 像嘴歪向一边，ly 是副词尾巴；wryly 就是歪着嘴苦笑、嘲讽地做某事。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：文学叙事、日常对话、幽默或讽刺评论 wryly 是中性偏书面的副词，通常用于描述带有讽刺、苦笑或无奈意味的表情、语气或评论。日常口语中也可以使用，但比较常见于文学作品或较正式的叙述，常与 smile、humor、remark 等搭配。
Pronunciation & Spelling
wryly 读 raɪlɪ，与 dryly、shyly、slyly、wily 押韵，元音都是 /aɪlɪ/；注意 wr 中的 w 不发音。拼写相近的 wholly /hoʊlɪ/ 和 silly /sɪlɪ/ 元音不同，不要望形生音。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.