Sarcastically tells you how someone said something: they used sarcasm. The words on the page may look kind or calm — 'Sure, take your time' — but the speaker means the opposite, and wants you to feel that they are annoyed or making an unkind joke.

Sarcastically tells you how someone said somethingSarcastically 告訴你一個人是「怎麼」說某句話的: they used sarcasm他們用了諷刺、挖苦的口氣。The words on the page may look kind or calm寫在紙上的字可能看起來很客氣、很平靜 — 'Sure, take your time'例如「Sure, take your time」（沒關係，你慢慢來） — but the speaker means the opposite但說話的人其實是反過來的意思, and wants you to feel that they are annoyed or making an unkind joke而且想讓你感覺到他們在不耐煩或在開一個不太友善的玩笑。

In speech, the voice often goes flat, or too sweet, or heavier on one word. In writing, people sometimes add 'she said sarcastically' because otherwise the line can be read as honest.

In speech在口語裡, the voice often goes flat, or too sweet, or heavier on one word語氣常常會變平淡、變得過分甜膩，或在某個字上特別加重。In writing在文字裡, people sometimes add 'she said sarcastically'人們有時候會加上「she said sarcastically」（她語帶諷刺地說） because otherwise the line can be read as honest因為不這樣寫這句話可能會被當成是認真的。

Friends may speak sarcastically in a teasing way; a boss or a stranger doing it can feel cold. It is an adverb, so it usually sits with a verb of speaking: said sarcastically, asked sarcastically, smiled sarcastically (the smile is doing the same job as the voice).

Friends may speak sarcastically in a teasing way朋友之間 sarcastically 地說話可能只是在互相調侃; a boss or a stranger doing it can feel cold但如果是老闆或陌生人這樣說感覺會很冷淡。It is an adverb這是一個副詞, so it usually sits with a verb of speaking所以通常會搭配跟說話有關的動詞: said sarcastically, asked sarcastically, smiled sarcastically像 said sarcastically、asked sarcastically、smiled sarcastically (the smile is doing the same job as the voice)這裡的笑容做的是跟語氣一樣的工作。

Though actually, not every joke that says the opposite is cruel — but this word still leans toward the sharp side, not toward gentle humour.

Though actually不過其實, not every joke that says the opposite is cruel不是每個說反話的玩笑都很刻薄 — but this word still leans toward the sharp side但這個字還是偏向尖銳的那一邊, not toward gentle humour而不是溫和的幽默。