characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is;
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1. That is a summary and ironical end.那是一个具有概括性和讽刺意味的结局。 2. From his general demeanour I didn't get the impression that he was being ironical.从他整体的行为来看,我不觉得他是在讲反话。