folly 愚蠢；愚笨；愚蠢的想法(或事情、行为)

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fol·ly
\ˈfälē, -li\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English folie, from Old French, from fol foolish, mad + -ie -y — more at fool
1. : lack of good sense or of normal prudence and foresight : weakness or triviality of intellect
< answer not a fool according to his folly — Prov 26:4 (Authorized Version) >
< folly has a louder voice than common sense — C.H.Grandgent >
2. : inability or refusal to accept existing reality or to foresee inevitable consequence
< the folly of passing on hills and blind curves >
< reformers … are prone to regard the existing order as sheer folly or evil — H.J.Muller >
3. : a thoughtless act or irrational idea : an unconsidered or unwise procedure
< she had been guilty of the capital folly of cutting herself off from her family — Arnold Bennett >
4.
a. obsolete : evil, wickedness; especially : lewdness
b. : actions or conduct so misguided as to result in destruction or tragic consequence
  < saints have preached … the folly of human strife — M.R.Cohen >
5. : an excessively costly or unprofitable undertaking; especially : a ruinously costly often unfinished building
6.
a. : a lapse from strict propriety or sobriety : indulgence, whim, vanity, foolery
  < let us go while we are in our prime; and take the harmless folly of the time — Robert Herrick †1674 >
  < follies of fashion >
b. : a summerhouse or pavilion designed for picturesque effect or to suit a fanciful taste
7. follies plural : a stage revue


folly
folly / ˈfɔli; NAmE ˈfɑːli /
noun
(pl. -ies)
1. [U, C] ~ (to do sth) a lack of good judgement; the fact of doing sth 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)
  [size=70%] SYN   stupidity :
   an act of sheer folly
   纯粹是愚蠢的行动
   Giving up a secure job seems to be the height of folly.
   放弃一份安定的工作似乎愚蠢至极。
   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
2. [C] 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

fol·ly
/ˈfɑːli/ noun , pl   -lies
  1 [  noncount  ]
  1 a : the lack of good sense or judgment : foolishness
   the folly of driving fast on steep, winding roads
   his folly in thinking that he would not be noticed
   The folly of such an action should be apparent to everyone.
  1 b : a foolish act or idea : foolish behavior
   [  noncount  ] Their pranks were just youthful folly. [=the kinds of foolish things that young people often do]
   [  count  ] engaging in youthful follies
    the follies of the modern world
  2 [  count  ] : a very unusual or fancy building that was built in a garden for decoration or amusement in the past
  3 follies [  plural  ] chiefly US : a large public show or entertainment with many performers
   the famous Ziegfeld Follies of the 1920s
   ice follies [=a show with ice-skaters skating to music]

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fol∙ly / ˈfɑlɪ ; ˈfɔli /
◙noun (plural follies)
1. [C,U] [formal] a very stupid thing to do, especially one that is likely to have serious results
• 〔尤指可能导致严重后果的〕蠢事，荒唐事:
»Somerville bitterly regretted his folly at becoming involved.
  萨默维尔对于自己掺和进去的愚蠢行为后悔不迭。
»it would be folly to do sth
»It would be sheer folly to reduce spending on health education.
  减少健康教育上的支出完全是一件蠢事。
»the follies of aristocratic society
  贵族社会的荒唐事
2. [C] an unusual building that was built in the past as a decoration, not to be used or lived in
• 〔旧时不住人的〕怪异的装饰性建筑物



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