folly

B2 大学 FREQ #13342 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 愚蠢, 荒唐事, 讽刺剧

发音

US /ˈfɑli/
UK /ˈfɒli/

词形变化

follies 复数 follied follies 三单 follies follying follying 现在分词 follied 过去式 follied 过去分词

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.

    可数 不可数

    It would be folly to walk all that way, knowing the shops are probably shut by now.

  2. 2.

    Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.

    蠢事

    可数 不可数

    The purchase of Alaska from Russia was termed Seward's folly.

  3. 3.

    A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.

    可数 不可数 建筑

    A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly.

  4. 1.

    A clump of trees, particularly one on the crest of a hill (or sometimes on a stretch of open ground).

    During the 1920s and 1930s, Folly Farms (above) [referencing a photograph of a farmhouse surrounded by large trees] was owned by Mrs. Samuel Pennington Rotan of Pennsylvania, who was involved in the effort to improve medical care for the indigent people around Ways Station. … Folly Farms was originally known as Myrtle Grove …

v.
  1. 1.

    To follow.

    方言

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

madness stupidity foolishness craziness indulgence lunacy tomfoolery foolery imbecility unwiseness

反义词 1

wisdom

上位词 10

play fault mistake error stupidity trait caper frolic romp gambol

下位词 10

prank clowning indiscretion absurdity silliness frivolity buffoonery asininity fatuity fatuousness

相关短语

folly tower folly towers folie à deux as a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly Seward's Folly na. 阿拉斯加的别称；暂时看来愚蠢 [网络] 西华德的蠢事；西瓦德的蠢事；西沃德的蠢事 garden folly

词源

Derived from Old French folie (“madness”), from the adjective fol (“mad, insane”).

来源：wiktionary