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wryly

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wryly /ˈɹaɪli/ nghĩa là mỉa mai, châm biếm

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  1. mỉa mai, châm biếm

    In a wry or sarcastic manner; ironically.

    The sins of the father, she thought wryly. Well, they had visited Tony, all right—only he didn't know it.

    ‘The king is displeased with it, but he has to be patient,’ Chapuys wryly commented.

  2. nhăn nhó, méo mó

    Of a facial expression, contortedly.

    It was Joe, who had taken the gloves when the wicket-keeper went on to bowl. Mike grinned, wryly but gratefully.

    “Only your Virginie,” she laughed. “Virginie enough,” he smiled wryly. “No, I don’t want her either.”

    Croton smiled wryly but his cold eyes showed what he really thought of the captain's pyrotechnics.

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