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ironically

/aɪˈɹɑnɪkɫi/ adv B2 ✓

In an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony.

Word Origin Ironically comes from Greek eirōneia, meaning 'feigned ignorance.' In Greek drama, the eirōn was a character who pretended to be less clever than he was. So irony is saying the opposite of what you mean. The root is only in Greek, no PIE. Related: ironic, ironist.

adv In an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony. B2 ✓

He ironically praised the terrible performance, making everyone uncomfortable.

(副词) 讽刺地；挖苦地；反讽地 【讽刺地（以反讽的方式；表现出 irony 的态度）】

他讽刺地称赞了这场糟糕的表演，让每个人都感到不适。

(adverbio) irónicamente; con ironía [De manera irónica; de una forma que muestra ironía.]

Irónicamente elogió la terrible actuación, haciendo que todos se sintieran incómodos.

(adverbe) ironiquement; par ironie [D'une manière ironique ; en faisant preuve d'ironie, souvent par opposition entre ce que l'on dit et ce que l'on pense.]

Il a ironiquement félicité la terrible performance, mettant tout le monde mal à l'aise.

(Adverb) ironisch [**ironically** (Adverb): Auf eine ironische Weise; in einer Art und Weise, die Ironie zum Ausdruck bringt.]

Er lobte **ironically** die schlechte Aufführung, was alle unangenehm berührte.

(副詞) 皮肉な態度や方法で。本心とは正反対の言い方をしたり、からかうような調子で。

彼はそのひどいパフォーマンスを皮肉たっぷりに褒め、皆を居心地の悪い気持ちにさせた。

(advérbio) ironicamente [De maneira irônica; de forma que exibe ironia.]

Ele ironicamente elogiou o desempenho terrível, deixando todos desconfortáveis.

Synonyms: paradoxically sarcastically wryly mockingly satirically dryly incongruously with irony Antonyms: literally directly straightforwardly plainly

adv Used to draw attention to an ironic aspect of a situation being described. B2 ✓

Ironically, the fire station burned down during the annual fire safety week.

(副词) 讽刺地；具有讽刺意味的是

具有讽刺意味的是，消防站在年度消防安全周期间被烧毁了。

(adverbio) irónicamente; como ironía del destino; curiosamente; para más ironía [Se usa para llamar la atención sobre un aspecto irónico de una situación que se está describiendo.]

Irónicamente, la estación de bomberos se incendió durante la semana anual de seguridad contra incendios.

(adverbe) ironiquement; comme par ironie; par une ironie du sort [Par une ironie du sort ; sert à attirer l'attention sur un aspect ironiquement contradictoire d'une situation.]

Ironiquement, la caserne de pompiers a brûlé pendant la semaine annuelle de la sécurité incendie.

(Adverb) ironischerweise; paradoxerweise [**ironically** (Adverb): Wird verwendet, um auf einen ironischen Aspekt der beschriebenen Situation hinzuweisen.]

**Ironically** brannte die Feuerwache während der jährlichen Brandschutzwoche ab.

(副詞) 皮肉にも。状況が予想とは逆の結果になっていることを強調する際に使う。

皮肉なことに、消防署が毎年恒例の火災予防週間の最中に焼失した。

(advérbio) ironicamente; por uma ironia; irônico que [Usado para chamar a atenção para um aspecto irônico de uma situação sendo descrita.]

Ironicamente, o quartel de bombeiros pegou fogo durante a semana anual de segurança contra incêndio.

Synonyms: strangely enough oddly curiously funnily ironically enough as fate would have it coincidentally Antonyms: expectedly predictably unsurprisingly naturally
Word parts: iron + ic + al + ly

Common collocations

enough adv yet adv most adv perhaps adv view subst often adv name verb evidence subst somewhat adv refer verb prove verb end verb

Related words

irony ironic

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