fol·ly

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） synonym stupidity
- 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.他的理想主义因人类愚蠢的各种景象而变质。
Extra Examples
- 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- pure
- sheer
- ultimate
- …
verb + folly
- realize
- recognize
- see
- …
phrases
- an act of folly
- the folly of your ways
- the height of 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Topics Buildingsc2

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French folie ‘madness’, in modern French also ‘delight, favourite dwelling’ (compare with sense (2)), from fol ‘fool, foolish’.

单词	folly
释义	fol·ly 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） synonym stupidity 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.他的理想主义因人类愚蠢的各种景象而变质。 Extra Examples 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。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective pure sheer ultimate … verb + folly realize recognize see … phrases an act of folly the folly of your ways the height of 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Topics Buildingsc2 Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French folie ‘madness’, in modern French also ‘delight, favourite dwelling’ (compare with sense (2)), from fol ‘fool, foolish’.
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