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/sɑːrˈkæstɪk/ · /sɑːˈkæstɪk/
Saying the opposite of what you really mean, either to make a joke that is not kind or to show that you are . It can describe a person, or the words, voice, or smile they use.
諷刺的；挖苦的
比較級 more sarcastic最高級 most sarcastic
核心畫面
You can picture someone saying the nice-sounding thing while clearly meaning the opposite — 'Oh, great job.' The words say one thing, the voice and the face say another, and the listener is meant to hear the gap. The gap is the point: it can land as a joke with a sting, or as a way of showing you are without saying so directly.
可以想成一個人嘴上說著漂亮話，語氣卻明顯往反方向走：「哇，你做得真好。」字面和真心之間留了一個縫，而這個縫就是重點—…更多收起
可以想成一個人嘴上說著漂亮話，語氣卻明顯往反方向走：「哇，你做得真好。」字面和真心之間留了一個縫，而這個縫就是重點——聽的人要聽出來。這個縫可以是帶刺的玩笑，也可以是不想直說的不高興；差別只在講的人火氣有多大。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。
sarcasticadj/sɑːˈkæs.tɪk/
- 1
Containing sarcasm.
- a sarcastic quip
- the teacher's sarcastic tone
- 2
Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm.
- Her eyes slanted a little... and were sometimes full of fiery determination and sometimes dull and opaque. Her expression was never altogether amiable; was often, indeed, distinctly sullen, or, when she was animated, sarcastic.
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。