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ironically

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adv.说反话地,讽刺地

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ironically


/-klɪ; -klɪ/
adv
1 in an ironic manner 用反语或讽刺的方式
*He smiled ironically. 他微笑中带有讽刺意味.
2 it seems ironic (that) 具有讽刺意味的(是...)
*Ironically, most people came to watch the match on the day it poured with rain. 老天爷好像成心捉弄人, 很多人前来看比赛却偏偏下起瓢泼大雨.

ironically


adv
[sentence adverb]
used when talking about a situation in which the opposite of what you expected happens or is true
 Ironically, his cold got better on the last day of his holiday.
in a way that shows you really mean the opposite of what you are saying
 'Oh, no problem!' said Terry, ironically.
1. At this, the police pointed out ironically that this would hardly be necessary as the men were already under arrest.
    警察听了这句话,讽刺地指出,这大可不必,因为这两名工人已被拘留了。

2. At this, the police pointed out ironically that this would hardly be necessary as the men were already under arrest.
    警察听后讥讽地说,这大可不必,因为他俩已被逮捕了。

3. Ironically, Europe, which had bequeathed the rabbit as a pest to Australia, acquired this man-made disease as a pestilence.
    具有讽刺意味的是,欧洲把这种兔子作为有害动物传给澳洲,而欧洲自己却染上了这种人为的瘟疫般的疾病。

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