sarcastic: applies to what intentionally inflicts pain by deriding, taunting, or ridiculing: a critic famous for his ~ remarks.      ridicule, deride, mock, taunt都是嘲笑，苦涩程度递增，是2017-11-10 嘲笑ridicule-twit组的前4个词


satiric: implies an intent to censure by ridicule and reprobation: a ~ look at contemporary sexual mores.   （reprobate批判: 坚决反对拒绝支持implies strong disapproval and firm refusal to sanction: reprobated his son's adulterous adventures批判他儿子的放荡行为）       mores风俗道德观念


ironic: implies an attempt to be amusing or provocative by saying something startlingly or surprisingly different from, and often the opposite of, what is meant: made the ~ observation that the government could always be trusted.


sardonic: implies a scornful, mocking, or derisive disbelief or doubt that is manifested by either verbal or facial expression: surveyed the scene with a ~ smile.  


sarcastic讽刺嘲讽: 讽刺嘲讽是为了让人疼痛，satiric讽刺: 目的是批评批判，ironic反讽: 指表面意思和真实意思相反，sardonic轻蔑的笑: 用语言或表情表达怀疑不信任


记忆方法: 1）首字母SSIS想成Stupid IS as Stupid does做傻事才是真傻<=惹人讽刺   （这是阿甘小时候对珍妮说的，做蠢事才是真的蠢Forrest: Momma says that stupid is as stupid does. 虽然阿甘外表不聪明，但不代表他真的愚蠢。这句话套用美国南部俗话，Beauty is as beauty does做事美才是真的美）

         2）讽刺的意思是苦涩伤人mean marked by bitterness and a power or intent to cut or sting.