故意說反話
這是落差有人製造的那一邊——也是字源最原始的樣子：說話的人明知道不是這樣，還故意那樣說。
saying the opposite (verbal irony) · adjective · C2
Using words that are the opposite of what you really mean, often in a joking way.
反諷的
核心畫面
A way to hold it: the surface says one thing and the truth underneath says the opposite — and the gap between the two is the whole point.
表面上呈現的，和底下實際的，剛好是反的——而那個落差就是重點。窗外下著大雨，你說「今天天氣真好」，話跟事實對不上，這…更多收起
表面上呈現的，和底下實際的，剛好是反的——而那個落差就是重點。窗外下著大雨，你說「今天天氣真好」，話跟事實對不上，這個對不上就是 ironic。有意思的是這個落差不一定是誰造出來的：有時候是說話的人故意擺出來讓你去感覺，有時候是事情自己長成那個形狀，沒有人安排。兩個意思就是分在這兩邊。From the word’s history
From Ancient Greek eirōnikós, from eirōneía — the pose of understating or feigning ignorance, associated with Socrates' habit of pretending not to know in order to expose what others claimed to know.
來自古希臘文 εἰρωνικός (eirōnikós)，源頭 eirōneía 指的是「裝作」——蘇格拉底最有名的招數就是假裝自己什麼都不懂，一路問下去，讓對方自己露出破綻。這個「嘴上說的不是心裡想的」正是現代 ironic 的骨架；經過拉丁文 īrōnicus 傳進英文後，字義從一種說話姿態擴大到也能形容事情本身的形狀。
Wiktionary, 'ironic' etymology (Late Latin īrōnicus < Ancient Greek εἰρωνικός), supplied in payload
Two branches
事情自己長成反的
同樣是「表面與實際相反」，但這次沒有人在說反話——是事情本身湊出了那個落差，人只是看見它。從「說話者製造落差」到「命運製造落差」，這個字把同一個形狀從嘴巴搬到了世界上。
situational irony · adjective · C2
An ironic situation is unusual or a little funny because something strange happens, or the opposite of what you expected happens or is true.
諷刺的
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
ironicadj/aɪˈɹɒn.ɪk/
- 1
Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
- It's somewhat ironic to have a wave of smog right on Earth Day.
- It was ironic I forgot my textbook on human memory.
- 2
Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
- It's ironic that we are eating a sandwich in Sandwich, Massachusetts.
- 3
Acting in an unserious and teasing manner.
- Don't take it personally. We're just being ironic.
- 4
Done in an insincere and mocking manner; satirical.
- You should assume that everything this guy posts is ironic.
- Here’s a tip: If a group of people start using something as ironic hate speech, it will eventually be used for unironic hate speech. Don’t act surprised.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。