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
- 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！ - 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。 - The follies of Finance and failures of regulation bear the blame.
金融蠢行和监管失败难辞其咎。 - Protection, subsidies and other such follies distort agriculture more than any other sector.
保护、补贴及其它此类荒唐做法对农业的扭曲大于其它行业。 - "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”。 - Be the bigger man and apologise for your follies.
做有品行的人，为自己的愚蠢道歉吧。 - 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。 - Happy is he who knows his follies in his youth.
记得年轻时所做蠢事的人是幸福的。 - 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。 - 'I don't wish to add murder to my other follies,' he said.
我不想在我的愚蠢上又添上谋杀的罪名，他说。