foolhardy
foolhardy 英 [ˈfu:lhɑ:di] 美 [ˈfulhɑrdi]
adj. 有勇无谋的；蛮干的
- If you decide you are going to scale Mt. Everest next weekend without any training or experience, that would be a foolhardy decision. Use the adjective foolhardy to describe someone who rushes into action without considering the consequences.
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- adj. 有勇无谋的；蛮干的
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1. It has been known for the tunnels to swallow these foolhardy explorers and never to spit them out.
众所周知，地道曾经吞噬了这些有勇无谋的探险者，却从来没有吐出来过。
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2. It seems as foolhardy not to discuss the option as it is to maintain such an awkward silence over China’s rise.
就像对中国的崛起保持尴尬的沉默一样，不讨论这一选项似乎也是很鲁莽的行为。
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3. Not only had these flashy computer systems failed to forecast behaviour in, say, the subprime mortgage world, but they had also seduced bankers and investors to take foolhardy risks.
这些华而不实的计算机系统不仅未能预测到，比方说，次贷领域的行为，而且还引诱银行家与投资者承担不明智的风险。
- foolhardy (adj.) also fool-hardy, mid-13c., folhardi, from fol "fool" (see fool (n.1) + hardi "bold" (see hardy) hence "foolishly brave, bold without judgement or moderation." Compare Old French fol hardi. Related: foolhardiness (mid-13c.); Middle English also had as a noun foolhardiment (mid-15c.).
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