| 词汇 | example_english_tragic-irony |
| 释义 | tragic ironycollocation in Englishmeanings of tragicand ironyThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with irony. tragic adjective uk /ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/ us /ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/ very sad, often involving death ... See more at tragic irony noun[U] uk /ˈaɪ.rə.ni/ us /ˈaɪ.rə.ni/ a situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the opposite or a very ... See more at irony Examples of tragic ironyThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. The curse, in a standard tragicirony, finally redounds upon her; the natural order of gender has its revenge. This is the tragicirony of the whole situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That would be the most tragicirony of all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When we come to scrutinise such tragicirony, it is an entirely different matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a tragicirony here. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a tragicirony that we are debating this matter this afternoon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a tragicirony that many of the residents made homeless by fire were then offered satisfactory council flat tenancies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would therefore be a tragicirony if it were subsequently discovered that they were penalised for discharging their obligations under orders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be a tragicirony if it gave with one hand and took away with the other. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be tragicirony if we impoverished ourselves only to see our markets taken by countries not at the same stage of sophisticated concern. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His sad death, in almost unique circumstances, was a tragicirony for someone who served his party and his constituents so loyally for so long. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The tragicirony of the position is that only a war causes some people to concern themselves about the condition of the generality of the people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a tragicirony that the passing of the recent international crisis meant for many men who had been called back to work a return to unemployment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a tragicirony that we will not be fully involved or at the heart of the positive progress that might benefit all our people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not, then, a supremely tragicirony that many of our most promising students are being denied access to those institutions for lack of a mandatory grant? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The second of these stories has a sense of tragicirony. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In tragicirony, the words and actions of the characters contradict the real situation, which the spectators fully realize. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of tragic Go to the definition of irony See other collocations with irony |
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