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folly n.愚蠢；荒唐事(复)follies: 轻松歌舞剧. (1) 提出这种要求简直是愚蠢。(2) 试图说服他未免太愚蠢了。(3) 有些人以干荒唐事取乐。 Folly comes from the Old French word folie meaning "madness, stupidity." It can describe the silly or nonsensical things you do, like the folly of trying to rush across town in the middle of a snowstorm. Or it can describe the trait that makes people act that way: the folly of an inexperienced driver who doesn't know you can't speed on snow-covered roads. Can you see the word fool in folly? Not a coincidence.

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英 ['fɒli] 美 ['fɑːli] (1) Such a demand borders upon folly.(2) It is a great folly to try to persuade him.(3) Some amuse themselves in folly. Folly is a noun that means "foolish or crazy behavior," like the folly of an unprepared student, showing up to take the finals exam without a pencil, paper or eyeglasses. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]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.   [oft N of n/-ing]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。...a reminder of the follies of war.提醒人们战争之愚蠢的东西2[N-COUNT 可数名词](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.

英语单词	folly
英美音标	英 ['fɒli] 美 ['fɑːli]
中文释义	n.愚蠢；荒唐事 (复)follies: 轻松歌舞剧.
英语例句	(1) Such a demand borders upon folly. (2) It is a great folly to try to persuade him. (3) Some amuse themselves in folly.
中文例句	(1) 提出这种要求简直是愚蠢。 (2) 试图说服他未免太愚蠢了。 (3) 有些人以干荒唐事取乐。
vocabulary简明	Folly is a noun that means "foolish or crazy behavior," like the folly of an unprepared student, showing up to take the finals exam without a pencil, paper or eyeglasses.
vocabulary扩展	Folly comes from the Old French word folie meaning "madness, stupidity." It can describe the silly or nonsensical things you do, like the folly of trying to rush across town in the middle of a snowstorm. Or it can describe the trait that makes people act that way: the folly of an inexperienced driver who doesn't know you can't speed on snow-covered roads. Can you see the word fool in folly? Not a coincidence.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]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. [oft N of n/-ing] 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。 ...a reminder of the follies of war. 提醒人们战争之愚蠢的东西 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](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.

Folly Word Describe 英 Fɒli] 美 Fɑːli N.愚蠢；荒唐事 复)Follies

Folly Word Describe 英 Fɒli] 美 Fɑːli N.愚蠢；荒唐事复)Follies