sarcasm的意思

sarcasm的意思

本文详细介绍了英语单词"sarcasm"的词义、发音、词源及其用法。通过了解这个单词的演变过程和具体例句，读者可以更好地掌握其在实际语境中的应用。

sarcasm

英 ['sɑːkæz(ə)m] 美 ['sɑrkæzəm]

• n. 讽刺；挖苦；嘲笑

助记提示

1. sarc- + -asm (希腊语后缀).
2. literally "rend or tear flesh, strip off the flesh".
3. => biting a person with speaking harshly, bitterly, or derisively.
4. => sneer, jest, taunt, mockery.

中文词源

sarcasm 讽刺，挖苦
来自拉丁语 sarcasmus,来自希腊语 sarkasmos,讽刺，挖苦，嘲笑，来自 sarkazein,挖肉，割肉， 来自 sarx,肉。

英文词源

sarcasm
sarcasm:[16] Asarcasticremark is etymologically one which involves the ‘rending of flesh’. Greeksárxmeant ‘flesh’ (it has given Englishsarcoma[17] andsarcophagus), and it formed the basis of a verbsarkázein‘tear the flesh’, hence ‘bite one’s lip, gnash one’s teeth’, and by further extension ‘make a cutting remark’. This gave rise to the late Greek derivativesarkasmós, which passed into English via late Latinsarcasmosand Frenchsarcasme.
=> sarcoma, sarcophagus

sarcasm (n.)
1570s,sarcasmus, from Late Latinsarcasmus, from late Greeksarkasmos"a sneer, jest, taunt, mockery," fromsarkazein"to speak bitterly, sneer," literally "to strip off the flesh," fromsarx(genitivesarkos) "flesh," properly "piece of meat," from PIE root*twerk-"to cut" (cognates: Avestanthwares"to cut"). Current form of the English word is from 1610s. For nuances of usage, see humor.

双语例句

1. "What a pity," Graham said with a hint ofsarcasm.
   “太遗憾了，”格雷厄姆略带挖苦地说道。
   来自柯林斯例句

2. Keith hoped the obvioussarcasmwould have its intended effect.
   基思希望这一明显的讽刺能达到预期的效果。
   来自柯林斯例句

3. Fred ignored thesarcasm.
   弗雷德对讽刺挖苦置之不理。
   来自柯林斯例句

4. His voice was dripping withsarcasm.
   他的话里满是讥讽。
   来自柯林斯例句

5. Hissarcasmhurt her feelings.
   他的讽刺伤害了她的感情.
   来自《简明英汉词典》