bêtisen.

/bɛˈtiːz/

/beɪˈtiːz/

Etymology: French = stupidity, < bête foolish, Old French beste beast n. and adj.

A foolish, ill-timed remark or action; a piece of folly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > action, behaviour > instance of

unwitc1175

foliota1250

follyc1300

unwisdom1303

foolishness?1506

fooling?1545

foppery1546

foolery1562

filly-folly1565

impertinency1588

impertinence1603

silliness1624

idiotism1647

noddary1647

fondness1653

ineptitude1656

sottise1673

insipidity1822

bêtise1827

foolishment1871

jackassery1873

funny business1882

1827 Countess Granville Lett. (1894) I. 406 I think it is an enfantillage, a bêtise, on the part of the Austrian Government.

1831 B. Disraeli Young Duke II. iii. xix. 256 This bêtise of a war has made us all serious.

1849 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 9 Feb. (1954) I. 278 I will not dilate on the book or on your criticism for I am so sleepy that I should write nothing but bêtises.

1893 H. James Let. 2 May in C. Mackenzie My Life & Times (1963) II. 309 If your public..can't see any of that charm, and wants such a bêtise instead, we are engaged in a blind-alley.

1948 ‘J. Tey’ Franchise Affair i. 9 In spite of her bêtise about striped suits he saw her point of view.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	bêtise
释义	bêtisen. /bɛˈtiːz//beɪˈtiːz/ Etymology: French = stupidity, < bête foolish, Old French beste beast n. and adj. A foolish, ill-timed remark or action; a piece of folly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > action, behaviour > instance of unwitc1175 foliota1250 follyc1300 unwisdom1303 foolishness?1506 fooling?1545 foppery1546 foolery1562 filly-folly1565 impertinency1588 impertinence1603 silliness1624 idiotism1647 noddary1647 fondness1653 ineptitude1656 sottise1673 insipidity1822 bêtise1827 foolishment1871 jackassery1873 funny business1882 1827 Countess Granville Lett. (1894) I. 406 I think it is an enfantillage, a bêtise, on the part of the Austrian Government. 1831 B. Disraeli Young Duke II. iii. xix. 256 This bêtise of a war has made us all serious. 1849 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 9 Feb. (1954) I. 278 I will not dilate on the book or on your criticism for I am so sleepy that I should write nothing but bêtises. 1893 H. James Let. 2 May in C. Mackenzie My Life & Times (1963) II. 309 If your public..can't see any of that charm, and wants such a bêtise instead, we are engaged in a blind-alley. 1948 ‘J. Tey’ Franchise Affair i. 9 In spite of her bêtise about striped suits he saw her point of view. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1827
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