Chuyển bộ gõ


Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
sarcastic



sar·cas·tic BrE [sɑːˈkæstɪk] NAmE [sɑːrˈkæstɪk] (also BrE informal sarky) adjective
showing or expressing ↑sarcasm
sarcastic comments
a sarcastic manner
‘There's no need to be sarcastic,’ she said.
Derived Word:sarcastically
See also:sarky

Word Origin:
[sarcastic sarcastically] late 17th cent.: from French sarcastique, from sarcasme (see ↑sarcasm), on the pattern of pairs such as enthousiasme, enthousiastique.

Example Bank:
His tone was lightly sarcastic.
He looked up and forced a sarcastic smile.
Her tone was faintly sarcastic.
She was waiting for him to make some sarcastic comment.
There's no need to be sarcastic.


Giới thiệu VNDIC.net | Plugin từ diển cho Firefox | Từ điển cho Toolbar IE | Tra cứu nhanh cho IE | Vndic bookmarklet | Học từ vựng | Vndic trên web của bạn

© Copyright 2006-2024 VNDIC.NET & VDICT.CO all rights reserved.