sarcasm
noun [ U ] uk/ˈsɑː.kæz.əm/ us/ˈsɑːr.kæz.əm/
讽刺,挖苦,嘲笑
the use of remarks that clearly mean the opposite of what they say, made in order to hurt someone's feelings or to criticize something in a humorous way
"You have been working hard," he said with heavy sarcasm, as he looked at the empty page. “你工作真卖力,”他看着空白页狠狠地挖苦说道。
Compare: irony (TYPE OF SPEECH)
Idiom
sarcasm is the lowest form of witidiom saying 挖苦是最低级的幽默;挖苦乃刻薄之举
said to mean that sarcasm is unkind and not very funny