irony
/ˈaɪ.rə.ni/
名词
反语;讽刺
Her voice heavy with irony, Simone said, "We're so pleased you were able to stay so long." (= Her voice made it obvious they were not pleased.)
西蒙娜口气里明显带有讽刺地说:“你能呆这么长时间,我们真高兴。”
具有讽刺意味的情况;出乎意料的情况;令人啼笑皆非的事情
The irony (of it) is that the new tax system will burden those it was intended to help.
具讽刺意味的是,新的税收制度反而将使该制度本打算要帮助的人背上沉重负担。