folly
folly 英 [ˈfɒli] 美 [ˈfɑli]
n. 愚蠢；荒唐事；讽刺剧
名词复数:follies
- Folly is a noun that means "foolish or crazy behavior." It would be folly to spend all night playing video games when you have a difficult exam the next day.
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- n. 愚蠢；荒唐事；讽刺剧
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1. Some amuse themselves in folly.
有些人以干荒唐事取乐。
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2. He jests me on my folly.
他嘲笑我的愚蠢。
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3. Our folly has undone us.
我们的愚蠢把我们毁了。
- folly (n.) early 13c., "mental weakness; foolish behavior or character; unwise conduct" (in Middle English including wickedness, lewdness, madness), from Old French folie "folly, madness, stupidity" (12c.), from fol (see fool (n.)). From c. 1300 as "an example of foolishness;" sense of "costly structure considered to have shown folly in the builder" is attested from 1650s. But used much earlier, since Middle English, in place names, especially country estates, probably as a form of Old French folie in its meaning "delight." Related: Follies.
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