It was a bitter irony that the fire station, built to protect the community, was the only building destroyed in the blaze.
具有讽刺意味的是，那座为保护社区而建的消防站，竟是大火中唯一被毁的建筑。
Which choice best defines “irony”?
D — Expression meaning the opposite; incongruity.. “irony” means Expression meaning the opposite; incongruity..
Which word means “Expression meaning the opposite; incongruity.”?
D — irony. “irony” means Expression meaning the opposite; incongruity..
irony — Expression meaning the opposite; incongruity.. In Chinese: 反讽；讽刺.
irony is pronounced //ˈaɪrəni//.
It was a bitter irony that the fire station, built to protect the community, was the only building destroyed in the blaze. (具有讽刺意味的是，那座为保护社区而建的消防站，竟是大火中唯一被毁的建筑。)
sarcasm, paradox, incongruity — all close in meaning to irony (Expression meaning the opposite; incongruity.).
sincerity, literalness — each the opposite of irony (Expression meaning the opposite; incongruity.).
Yes. irony is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
iron(=eiron,佯装) → 说反话。