ironically
adverb uk/aɪˈrɒn.ɪ.kəl.i/ us/aɪˈrɑː.nɪ.kəl.i/
C2 具有讽刺意味地;出乎意料地;令人啼笑皆非地
in a way that is interesting, strange, or funny because of being very different from what you would expect
Ironically, these technological tools that were supposed to liberate us have left us working longer hours than ever. 具有讽刺意味的是，这些本应解放我们的技术工具却让我们的工作时间比以往更长。
说反话地，反讽地
in a way that suggests you mean the opposite of what you are saying, or are not serious
The tone of the novel is ironically comic. 小说的基调是讽刺性的喜剧。
She smiled ironically. 她反讽地笑了笑。
- More examples
- Ironically, many of the countries voicing concerns about the end of quotas argued for decades that they should be abolished.
- The bid succeeded, ironically, because of his rival's attempts to stop it.
- A lot of what I've written was meant ironically.
- Fake Christmas trees were seen as ironically tacky at best.