follies

英 [ˈfɒliz]

美 [ˈfɑliz]

n.  愚蠢; 愚笨; 愚蠢的想法(或事情、行为); (常见于旧时乡间豪宅花园中的)装饰性建筑
folly的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 愚蠢;荒唐
  If you say that a particular action or way of behaving isfollyor afolly, you mean that it is foolish.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a reminder of the follies of war.
     提醒人们战争之愚蠢的东西
• (尤指旧时英国花园等中的)装饰性建筑
  Afollyis 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.

英英释义

noun

• a revue with elaborate costuming

双语例句

• I find it hard to forgive the follies and vices of others.
  我发现我很难原谅别人的愚蠢和恶习。
• Learn wisdom by the follies of others.
  ◎从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。
• With your good sense, you could be so honestly blind to the follies and nonsense of others!
  凭你这样一个聪明人，竟会忠厚到看不出别人的愚蠢和无聊！
• She's 87 years old, and a one-time member of the Ziegfeld Follies
  她现年87岁，曾经是齐格菲尔时事讽刺剧团的成员之一。
• Peg used to be in the dog and pony follies.
  杰姆过去一直是坏蛋和蠢货。
• We will not trouble ourselves here with the names and follies, the crimes and intrigues, of its tale of emperors.
  这里我们不谈关于帝王们的名号、昏庸、罪恶和阴谋等等的故事。
• Love is blind, and lovers cannot see the pretty follies that they themselves commit.
  爱情是盲目的，恋人看不见自己做的傻事。
• The writings of Swift mocked the follies of his age.
  斯威夫特的作品嘲弄了他那个时代的愚人。
• Ziegfeld's great triumph, the Follies, came soon after.
  齐格飞的大胜利，他很快就接著推出歌舞团表演。
• Some Italians are amused by the Berlusconi follies, others are appalled.
  贝卢斯科尼的愚蠢举动逗乐了一些意大利人，也让另一些意大利人震惊不已。