| 词汇 | sardonic |
| 释义 | sardonic adjective uk /sɑːˈdɒn.ɪk/ us /sɑːrˈdɑː.nɪk/ humorous in an unkind way that shows you do not respect someone or something: 讥讽的，冷嘲的，轻蔑的 a sardonic smile/look/comment讥讽的微笑／嘲讽的表情／尖刻的评论 Mocking and taunting caricature deride deride someone/something as something derision derisive lampoon lay yourself open to ridiculeidiom make a mockery of somethingidiom make a monkey out of someoneidiom mimic mimicry mock mockery piss sardonically scoff scoffer self-caricature self-mockery tauntingly Related wordsardonically sardonic | American Dictionarysardonic adjective us/sɑrˈdɑn·ɪk/ showing an amused attitude toward someone or something that suggests a criticism but does not express it: a sardonic smile Mildly sardonic, the chairman’s soft-spoken cross-examination embarrassed hostile witnesses without humiliating them. Examples of sardonicsardonic He could be wry and sardonic about the claims of religious faith - but just as wary of metaphysical or ideological faith. When he smiles (which is seldom), his demeanor is sardonic. A two-note cell provides the thematic impetus behind the spectral central scherzo-like movement, which buzzes with sardonic vigour. Crude, cruel, sardonic, verbally inventive and quickwitted in the arcane art of the political putdown, he has no peer. Consider this sardonic extract to show the exploitation of patriotic appeal by advertising in the patent medicine business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is because he appreciates with me the beauty of the sardonic side of that scene. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He had a very wry, almost grim, sardonic sense of humour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is easy to make sardonic remarks or cynical observations about our past failures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a certain sardonic pleasure in remembering that that was the month of a vote of censure in another place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sometimes it is sardonic and sometimes a little morbid, but there is one thing that can be said of him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The subject has been mentioned already today, though only in a somewhat sardonic tone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 None of us will ever forget that craggy face, that entrancing wit and that wonderfully sardonic sense of humour, which was always funny and diverting and never wounding or malicious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The seamen look over the side with that remote, sardonic look which they reserve for all miserable mortals who are not sailing in their own particular ship. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is nothing sardonic in that reference. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I see here the sardonic smiles on the faces of the millionaires, sarcastic smiles, but those who laugh last laugh best, and we will laugh the last. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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. |
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