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.- 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。 - ...a reminder of the follies of war.
提醒人们战争之愚蠢的东西
- It's sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year.
- (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
- My reconcilement to the kind in general might not be so difficult, if they would be content with those vices and follies only which nature has entitled them to.
如果“野猢”这个种族满足于大自然赋予他们的那些罪恶与愚蠢，我同它们的和解就不会太困难。 - I loath sentimental rubbish. The old man smiled sadly when he remembered the follies of his youth.
我讨厌令人伤感的荒唐事。这老人想起年轻时的荒唐事，不禁苦笑。 - Volantis has known her share of follies, but she's never suffered a boy triarch.
瓦兰提斯有着她一定比例的愚行，但是从未经历过男孩元老这种事。 - They are imbrued with the follies of youth. His head is full of silly notions.
他们满脑子都是年轻人的傻念头。他满脑子的怪想法。 - Learn wisdom by the follies of others.
◎从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。 - 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。 - 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。 - Be the bigger man and apologise for your follies.
做有品行的人，为自己的愚蠢道歉吧。 - Youth with its fumbling and follies, its eagerness and questioning, is the eternal hope of mankind.
青春充满着幼稚而愚笨的探索，充满着渴望和质疑，它是人类社会不竭的希望。 - "You are too old for such follies," said Mother.
母亲说：“你这样大了，不应再做这种荒唐事”。