wryness

1 Polite interest and indifference are much more common , very similar to the United States , another country which threw off the colonial yoke by force : a similar mixture of wryness and curiosity .

礼节性地表示兴趣和漠不关心的情况则更为常见。这与另一个靠武力摆脱殖民压迫的国家——美国非常相似：不快与好奇混杂在一处。

2 Gradually a wry smile settled on his face.

一丝苦笑浮现在他脸上。

3 He acknowledged his mistake with a wry grimace.

他做了个怪怪的表情，算是认了错。

4 This is a wry comedy about family life.

这是一部关于家庭生活的讽刺喜剧。

5 A hen, with a wry neck which could never be straightened.

6 Over the beer she made a wry face, and said, 'Nasty!'

7 The laudatory article..must have brought a wry smile to the face of many a jet-lagged businessman.

1 讥刺

cutting cynical snide acid-tongued sharp-fanged mordacious dig pasquinade sardonicism roast

2 讽刺

ironic sarcastic satirical wry waspish allegoric ironically allegorically sardonically satirically thrust sting irony bitterness satire sarcasm skit stinger innuendo squib send-up tilt lash satirize a nasty one dig at