ironical的意思|ironical的解释-里氏词典

ironical [ai'rɒnikl]

a. 讽刺的, 用反语的

ironical

[ adj ]

characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is

<adj.all>

madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker

it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely

humorously sarcastic or mocking

<adj.all>

dry humor

an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely

an ironic novel

an ironical smile

with a wry Scottish wit

Ironical \I*ron"ic*al\, a. [LL. ironicus, Gr. ? dissembling: cf.
F. ironique. See {Irony}.]
1. Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or
characterized by, irony; as, an ironical remark.

2. Addicted to the use of irony; given to irony. --
{I*ron"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {I*ron"ic*al*ness}, n.

Santayana would feel it ironical, after what his biographer considers a period of neglect, that MIT Press is coming forth with a projected 19-volume critical edition of "The Works of George Santayana."
What these artists share is an ironical and dispassionate approach to the treatment of that material, more or less uninflected on the surface, disinterested and ambiguous in its engagement with experience.
It is also ironical, viewed from today.
The result is a one-eyed view of the world, but amusing, ironical and often perceptive, just like Pooter. The Waterhouse version is not new.

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