folly
noun /ˈfɒli/
/ˈfɑːli/
(plural follies)
- [uncountable, countable] a lack of good judgement; the fact of doing something stupid; an activity or idea that shows a lack of judgement
愚蠢；愚笨；愚蠢的想法（或事情、行为） - an act of sheer folly
纯粹愚蠢的行动 - Giving up a secure job seems to be the height of folly.
放弃一份稳定的工作似乎愚蠢至极。 - folly (to do something) It would be folly to turn the offer down.
拒绝这个建议是愚蠢之举。 - the follies of youth
青年时期的愚蠢行为 - His idealism had been soured by the varied spectacle of human folly.
他的理想主义被人类愚蠢的各种景象所玷污。
- Suddenly she saw the folly of it all.
她突然意识到这一切是多么愚蠢。 - These facts demonstrate the folly of the policy.
这些事实显示出政策上的愚昧。 - They have finally seen the folly of their ways.
最终他们看到了他们做法的荒谬之处。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pure
- sheer
- ultimate
- …
- realize
- recognize
- see
- …
- an act of folly
- the folly of your ways
- the height of folly
- …
- an act of sheer folly
- [countable] a building that has no practical purpose but was built in the past for decoration, often in the garden of a large country house
（常见于旧时乡间豪宅花园中的）装饰性建筑
词源Middle English: from Old French folie ‘madness’, in modern French also ‘delight, favourite dwelling’ (compare with sense (2)), from fol ‘fool, foolish’.