folly

简明英汉词典

folly

[5fCli]

n.

愚蠢, 荒唐事, 轻松歌舞剧, 讽刺剧, 傻念头, 傻话, 耗费巨大而又无益的事, 放荡

美国传统词典[双解]

folly

fol.ly

AHD:[f?l“?]

D.J.[6f%li8]

K.K.[6f$li]

n.（名词）

【复数】 fol.lies

(1)A lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight.

愚笨：良好的想法、理解和远虑的缺乏

(2)An act or instance of foolishness:

愚行，荒唐事：愚蠢的行为或事例：

regretted the follies of his youth.

为他年轻时的愚蠢行为而后悔

(3)A costly undertaking having an absurd or ruinous outcome.

费力不讨好的事：一项具有一个荒谬或毁灭性结果的代价很高的任务

(4)follies (used with a sing. or pl. verb)An elaborate theatrical revue consisting of music, dance, and skits.

follies （与单数或复数动词连用）时事讽刺剧：由音乐、舞蹈和讽刺文组成的精心制作的戏剧性时事讽刺剧

(5)Obsolete

【废语】

(6)Perilously or criminally foolish action.

危险的蠢行：危险或犯法的愚蠢行为

(7)Evil; wickedness.

坏；邪恶

(8)Lewdness; lasciviousness.

卑劣；好色

语源

(1)Middle English folie

中古英语 folie

(2)from Old French

源自 古法语

(3)from fol [foolish]

源自 fol [愚蠢]

(4)from Late Latin follis [windbag, fool] * see fool

源自 后期拉丁语 follis [空谈者，傻子] *参见 fool

现代英汉词典

folly

[5fRlI]

n.

-lies

(1)愚笨，愚蠢

It is folly to buy such a junk at $100.

花一百美元买这样的旧化是愚蠢的。

(2)愚行；荒唐之事

To reduce public spending on wellbeing would be an act of the greatest folly.

削减公共福利事业的开支将是一件非常愚蠢的事。

the follies of youth

青年人的荒唐事

(3)华而不实的建筑

现代英汉综合大辞典

folly

[5fCli]

n.

(1)愚蠢

(2)傻念头,蠢行,荒唐事

(3)吃亏上当的事

(4)[pl. ] (反映时事的)一种轻松歌舞剧

commit a folly

作蠢事

The -lies of youth are food for repentence in old age.

[谚]年轻时胡闹, 年老时烦恼。

英文相关词典

folly

sillinessstupiditysagacitywisdom

美国传统词典

folly

fol.ly

AHD:[f?l“?]

D.J.[6f%li8]

K.K.[6f$li]

n.

pl. fol.lies

(1)A lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight.

(2)An act or instance of foolishness:

regretted the follies of his youth.

(3)A costly undertaking having an absurd or ruinous outcome.

(4)follies (used with a sing. or pl. verb)An elaborate theatrical revue consisting of music, dance, and skits.

(5)Obsolete

(6)Perilously or criminally foolish action.

(7)Evil; wickedness.

(8)Lewdness; lasciviousness.

语源

(1)Middle English folie

(2)from Old French

(3)from fol [foolish]

(4)from Late Latin follis [windbag, fool] * see fool

英汉化学大词典

folly

n.愚笨,耗费巨大而又无益的事

英汉计算机大词典

folly

n.愚笨(耗费巨大而又无益的事)

英汉能源大词典

folly

n.愚笨

英汉心理学大词典

folly

愚笨