i·ron·y/`aɪrənɪ; ˈaɪərəni/ n [U] 1 the part of a situation that is strange or amusing because what happens is completely different from what you expected 具有讽刺意味的事，出人意料的事: The irony is that the drug was supposed to save lives, but it killed him. 具有讽刺意味的是，那种药本来是用来救命的，可是却害了他的性命。 2 the use of words that are different from what you really mean in order to be amusing or show that you are annoyed 反讽，反话