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irony的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈairəni:, ˈaiə-]
KK音标发音： [ˈaɪrəni, ˈaɪɚ-]

irony的词性：
n.（名词）

1. The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
反语：用词语表达与它们的字面意思相异或相反的用法

2. An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.
反语句：以表面含义与实际含义含意相反为特征的表达或措词

3. A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect.See Synonyms at wit ¹
反语：一种文学风格，使用这类对比以达到幽默或修辞的效果参见 wit¹

4. Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs:
讽刺意味：可能被期望的与实际发生的情况间的不一致：

“Hyde noted the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated”(Richard Kain)
“海德注意到了爱尔兰模仿它最憎恨的国家这其中所包含的讽刺意味”(理查德·凯恩)

5. An occurrence, a result, or a circumstance notable for such incongruity.See Usage Note at ironic
具有讽刺意味的事：显然具有这样一种不一致的事件、结果或情形参见 ironic

6. Dramatic irony.
戏剧性反讽

7. Socratic irony.
佯作无知：苏格拉底式的佯作无知

irony的词源：

8. French ironie
法语 ironie

9. from Old French
源自 古法语

10. from Latin ^or?n&9{oa}
源自 拉丁语 ^or?n&9{oa}

11. from Greek eir?neia [feigned ignorance]
源自 希腊语 eir?neia [假装不知]

12. from eir?n [dissembler]
源自 eir?n [伪君子]

13. probably from eirein [to say] * see wer- ⁵
可能源自 eirein [说] *参见 wer- ⁵