MAKE FUN OFa way of speaking or writing that involves saying the opposite of what you really mean in order to make an unkindjoke or to show that you are annoyed 讽刺,挖苦
‘Good of you to arrive on time, ’ George said, with heavy sarcasm (=very clear sarcasm).
hint/trace/edge/touch of sarcasm• A touch of sarcasm, perhaps?• I-here was a faint touch of sarcasm in the reference to her son, and Archer knew it and had expected it.• I chose to overlook the edge of sarcasm, and I relaxed ever so slightly.• Roberts said with just a tinyedge of sarcasm.
Originsarcasm
(1500-1600)Frenchsarcasme, from Late Latin, from Greeksarkasmos, from sarkazein“to tear flesh, bite your lip angrily, sneer”, from sarx“flesh”
ADJECTIVE | ... OF SARCASM | VERB + SARCASM | SARCASM + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤biting, bitter, heavy尖刻的諷刺;辛辣的挖苦▸➤obvious明顯的諷刺➤dry (especially NAmE) 不露聲色的諷刺◇I love him for his cutting wit and dry sarcasm.我喜歡他的機敏才智和不形於色的嘲諷。➤slight略帶諷刺... OF SARCASM➤hint, note, tinge, touch, trace一絲嘲諷;一點兒諷刺◇He made the remark without a hint of sarcasm.他那句話沒有絲毫諷刺意味。VERB + SARCASM➤be full of, be heavy with, drip, drip with (used about sb's voice用於人的聲音)飽含諷刺;充滿譏諷◇His voice dripped (with) sarcasm.他的語氣裏充滿了嘲諷。➤catch, note, notice察覺帶有諷刺;注意到諷刺之意◇James caught the sarcasm in her voice.詹姆斯在她的語調裏察覺到了一絲譏諷的味道。SARCASM + VERB➤drip譏諷流露出來◇'Great!' she said, sarcasm dripping from her voice.“真是太棒了!”她說道,語調裏流露出譏諷。PREPOSITION➤with sarcasm帶有譏諷◇'Your skills amaze me,' she said, with heavy sarcasm.“你的技術真是讓我驚歎啊。”她的話頗有挖苦意味。➤sarcasm in⋯中的譏諷◇I detected a touch of sarcasm in his remarks.我察覺到他的話中有一絲譏諷的味道。