IRONY
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示例

The irony was that the fire station burned down.

具有讽刺意味的是，消防站自己被烧毁了。

定义

The use of words to convey the opposite meaning

  • Often humorous, wry, or sarcastic

话语表面含义与真实意图相反或不同

  • 常带幽默、冷峻或讥讽色彩

Dramatic irony: the audience knows more than the characters

  • Creates tension, humor, or poignancy

戏剧性反讽：观众比角色了解更多信息

  • 产生张力、幽默或感伤效果

Situational irony: outcomes contradict reasonable expectations

  • A striking mismatch between plans and results

情境反讽：结果与合理预期相矛盾

  • 计划与结局之间的鲜明不匹配

Socratic irony: feigned ignorance to expose flaws or elicit truth

  • A questioning pose used to provoke another’s reasoning

苏格拉底式反讽：假装不懂以揭示问题或引出真相

  • 通过提问激发对方推理的策略