词汇 | ironist |
释义 | ironist noun[ C ] uk /ˈaɪ.rə.nɪst/ us /ˈaɪr.nɪst/ someone who uses irony (= the use of words that are the opposite of what you mean, as a way of being funny): He became what he called a liberal ironist, and succeeded in antagonizing both the left and right. The ironists, seeing through everything, make it difficult for anyone to see anything. Not even her most fervent admirer would describe her as an ironist. In his columns he merely purveys opinions, which, as an inveterate ironist, he is free to disavow. It would be easy to dismiss him as just another pop ironist, bolting together catchy quotations for the wry amusement of the crowd. Figurative use of language allegorically allusion anthropomorphic anthropomorphize double meaning fig figurative figuratively figure of speech idiom metaphorical mixed metaphor non-literal non-metaphorical so to speakidiom speak symbol trope unironic unironically |
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