sardonic

🇬🇧 UK/sɑ:'dɒnik/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Scornfully mocking, cynical, or disdainfully humorous

嘲讽的,冷嘲的,讥讽的

🧩 Root Breakdown

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sardonicother
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Common Collocations

  • 1.sardonic smile冷嘲的微笑
  • 2.sardonic wit讥讽的机智
  • 3.sardonic humor冷嘲的幽默
  • 4.sardonic tone讥讽的语气

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He gave a sardonic smile when told the project would be "easy."

  • 2.

    Her sardonic wit made her both entertaining and slightly intimidating to her colleagues.

  • 3.

    The critic offered a sardonic commentary on the overhyped film.

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