Word · 単語
皮肉
Reading ひにく
irony
- 1 irony, sarcasm, cynicism, satire
- 2 unexpected, different from what one expected, not as one had planned
- 3 (only) surface, something superficial
- 4 skin and bone, body — literal meaning
N2
JLPT
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strokes
#3565
frequency
Not started
Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
彼はいつも私に皮肉を言う。
He always makes cynical remarks to me.
彼は私を見て皮肉な微笑みをうかべた。
He smiled a cynical smile at me.
彼は私を見て皮肉な微笑を浮かべた。
He smiled a cynical smile at me.
彼女は少し皮肉っぽく話した。
She spoke with a suggestion of sarcasm in her voice.
彼女は彼の皮肉がわかるだろう。
She will perceive his irony.