satirize using irony; ironic satire
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to satirize by saying the opposite; to employ irony as a rhetorical device
literaryA literary technique where the literal meaning of a statement is opposite to the intended meaning, often used to mock or criticize.
Zhè这
piān篇
zá杂
wén文
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
qiáng强
liè烈
de的
fǎn反
fěng讽
yì意
wèi味
。
This essay is full of strong ironic satire.
Zuò作
jiā家
yòng用
fǎn反
fěng讽
de的
shǒu手
fǎ法
jiē揭
lù露
le了
dāng当
shí时
shè社
huì会
de的
zhǒng种
zhǒng种
bì弊
duān端
。
The writer used ironic techniques to expose the various maladies of society at that time.
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Zhè这
jù句
huà话
biǎo表
miàn面
shang上
shì是
zàn赞
měi美
，
shí实
jì际
shang上
què却
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
qiǎo巧
miào妙
de的
fǎn反
fěng讽
。
On the surface this remark sounds like praise, but it is actually a clever piece of irony.
Tā他
de的
xiǎo小
shuō说
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
duì对
xiàn现
shí实
shēng生
huó活
de的
fǎn反
fěng讽
yǔ与
pī批
pàn判
。
His novels are filled with irony and critique of real life.