wryly
adverb uk/ˈraɪ.li/ us/ˈraɪ.li/
讽刺地;解嘲地
in a way that shows you find a bad or difficult situation slightly funny
He grinned wryly. 他苦笑着。
Aides described him as wryly amused at intensifying interest in his whereabouts by the media. 他的助手们说,媒体对他的行踪越来越感兴趣,这令他感到好笑。
See: wry
- More examples
- As Eaton wryly notes ,"Hope is not a method."
- All it took, he says wryly , were 23 drafts to get the proposal approved.
- He takes a hit of nose spray, wryly noting that the medicine is his new addiction.