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Sarcasm is a way of speaking or writing where you say the opposite of what you really mean, so that the other person feels the sting.
Sarcasm is挖苦（sarcasm）是 a way of speaking or writing一種說話或寫作的方式，where you say the opposite of what you really mean你說的話剛好和你真正的意思相反，so that the other person feels the sting好讓對方感受到那股刺痛感。
You might say 'Nice work' when you mean the opposite, or 'Oh, brilliant' when something has gone wrong. The point is not to hide the truth; the point is that the listener is supposed to hear the real feeling underneath — , scorn, or an joke.
You might say 'Nice work' when you mean the opposite你可能會在心裡想的是相反意思時說「做得好」，or 'Oh, brilliant' when something has gone wrong或是在事情搞砸時說「喔，太棒了」。The point is not to hide the truth重點不是要隱藏真正的想法；the point is that the listener is supposed to hear the real feeling underneath重點是聽的人應該要聽出底下真正的情緒——annoyance, scorn, or an unkind joke不耐煩、輕蔑，或是不太厚道的玩笑。
Tone of voice does a lot of the work, which is why sarcasm in a text message so often misfires. It can be light teasing between friends, but it can also be a way to cut someone down in public.
Tone of voice does a lot of the work語氣扮演了很大的作用，which is why sarcasm in a text message so often misfires這也是為什麼簡訊裡的挖苦常常會失準。It can be light teasing between friends它可以只是朋友間的輕鬆調侃，but it can also be a way to cut someone down in public但也可能是當眾貶低別人的一種方式。
It is common in English, and adults use it more freely than textbooks admit.
It is common in English它在英語裡很常見，and adults use it more freely than textbooks admit而大人用得比課本承認的還要隨性許多。
Though actually, people mix it up with irony. Irony can be a situation that turns out the opposite of what you expected, with nobody making a joke. Sarcasm is somebody's voice, aimed at a person or a thing, and it usually wants to hurt a little or to show you are fed up.
Though actually不過事實上 people mix it up with irony大家常把它跟irony（反諷）搞混。Irony can be a situation that turns out the opposite of what you expected反諷可以只是一個結果和你預期完全相反的情況，with nobody making a joke根本沒有人在開玩笑。Sarcasm is somebody's voice而挖苦是某個人開口說出來的，aimed at a person or a thing針對某個人或某件事，and it usually wants to hurt a little or to show you are fed up而且通常想稍微刺痛對方，或表達你受夠了。
The old Greek picture behind the word is speech that tears flesh — which is a bit dramatic, but you can feel why they chose it.
The old Greek picture behind the word這個字背後古希臘的畫面 is speech that tears flesh是「把肉撕開的話語」——which is a bit dramatic雖然有點誇張，but you can feel why they chose it但你能感覺到當初為什麼會這樣取字。
組成From Late Latin sarcasmus, from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós), 'a sneer'. That comes from σαρκάζω (sarkázō), 'to strip off the flesh' or 'to gnash the teeth', from σάρξ (sárx), 'flesh'. So the old picture is speech that tears at someone.
同家族的字
- sarcasticthe adjective: a sarcastic remark is one that uses sarcasm
- sarcasticallythe adverb: how you say it
- sarcophagusshares Greek sárx, 'flesh' — here 'flesh-tearing' talk, there a 'flesh-eating' stone box
原始詞典資料2 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。
sarcasmnoun/ˈsɑːɹˌkæzəm/
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Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using verbal irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and sneering.
- Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited.
- 2015, Alex Kozinski, Demuth v. County of Los Angeles, 798 F.3d 837, 839 (9th Cir. 2015). While challenging someone equipped with a badge, handcuffs and a gun to “arrest me” was unwise on Demuth’s part, we fail to see what legal difference her statement makes. Demuth certainly could not authorize her own arrest and, in any event, Li could not reasonably have believed that Demuth was volunteering for handcuffs. Demuth was obviously employing “a literary device known as sarcasm.” [Citation omitted.] Her statement was a snide way of refusing; no reasonable officer could have thought otherwise.
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An individual act of the above.
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。