1 N-VAR 愚蠢;荒唐 If you say that a particular action or way of behaving is folly or a folly, you mean that it is foolish. 愚蠢;荒唐
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It's sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year.
在每年会发生几十次地震的国家建造核电站简直就是愚蠢至极。
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...a reminder of the follies of war.
提醒人们战争之愚蠢的东西
SYN foolishness, bêtise [rare] , nonsense, madness
2 N-COUNT (尤指旧时英国花园等中的)装饰性建筑 A folly is a small tower or other unusual building that is built as a decoration in a large garden or park, especially in Britain in former times. (尤指旧时英国花园等中的)装饰性建筑
Quotations
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly Bible: Proverbs
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