sarcasm

单词辨析:

sarcasm irony satire 【导航词义:讽刺】
sarcasm n. 讽刺,挖苦
〔辨析〕

指以口头或书面的方式说出的与实际意思相反的话语,表示对他人尖刻的挖苦、蔑视或恼怒。

〔例证〕

'Good of you to arrive on time,' Jim said, with heavy sarcasm.

“你到得真准时呀。”吉姆说道,话语里带着强烈的讽刺。

He always spoke with a trace of sarcasm.

他说话总是带着一丝挖苦的味道。

irony n. 冷嘲,讽刺,反语
〔辨析〕

主要指表面的话语和实际的意思相反,常具有幽默或逗乐的作用。

〔例证〕

She spoke to him with irony in her voice.

她语气嘲讽地对他说话。

Her writing contains a hint of irony.

她的作品带有一丝嘲讽意味。

satire n. 讽刺,讥讽
〔辨析〕

多指以幽默方式对势利、愚蠢、罪恶等世态所作的嘲讽。

〔例证〕

Satire is often a form of protest against injustice.

讽刺往往是一种对不公正进行抗议的形式。

His works are characterized by humour and biting satire.

他的作品以幽默和尖锐的讽刺为特色。

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We caught a glimpse of the monarch. I caught a hint of sarcasm in your response.

我们只瞥了国王一眼。从你的反应中我感到了一些讽刺的意味真诚的化解敌意的一瞥。

Maybe you provoked him with sarcasm.

也许是你的挖苦刺激了他。

She often squelches others with biting sarcasm.

她经常用尖刻的挖苦话压服别人。

Dark's voice was not loud, but it carried a wealth of fury and sarcasm.

黑暗的声音不是大声的,但是它传达了很多的愤怒和挖苦。

Her sarcasm wounded his vanity.

她挖苦的语言刺伤了他的虚荣心。

Heavy sarcasm. I realized I had stopped walking again.

天大的讽刺,我意思到自己又停下了脚步。