irone

n.[化]鸢尾酮

一种修辞手法，用言辞表达与其字面意思相反的含义。

名词

1、Her statement was clearly ironic, considering the circumstances.
考虑到情况，她的陈述显然是讽刺的。

2、It was ironic that the fire station burned down.
挺有讽刺的，消防站自己也被烧了。