folly

noun

/ˈfɒli/

/ˈfɑːli/

(plural follies)

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[uncountable, countable] a lack of good judgement; the fact of doing something stupid; an activity or idea that shows a lack of judgement synonym stupidity
- an act of sheer folly
- Giving up a secure job seems to be the height of folly.
- folly (to do something) It would be folly to turn the offer down.
- the follies of youth
- His idealism had been soured by the varied spectacle of human folly.
Extra Examples
- Suddenly she saw the folly of it all.
- These facts demonstrate the folly of the policy.
- They have finally seen the folly of their ways.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- pure
- sheer
- ultimate
- …
verb + folly
- realize
- recognize
- see
- …
phrases
- an act of folly
- the folly of your ways
- the height of folly
- …
See full entry
[countable] a building that has no practical purpose but was built in the past for decoration, often in the garden of a large country houseTopics Buildingsc2

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French folie ‘madness’, in modern French also ‘delight, favourite dwelling’ (compare with sense (2)), from fol ‘fool, foolish’.

单词	folly
释义	folly noun /ˈfɒli/ /ˈfɑːli/ (plural follies) jump to other results [uncountable, countable] a lack of good judgement; the fact of doing something stupid; an activity or idea that shows a lack of judgement synonym stupidity an act of sheer folly Giving up a secure job seems to be the height of folly. folly (to do something) It would be folly to turn the offer down. the follies of youth His idealism had been soured by the varied spectacle of human folly. Extra Examples Suddenly she saw the folly of it all. These facts demonstrate the folly of the policy. They have finally seen the folly of their ways. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective pure sheer ultimate … verb + folly realize recognize see … phrases an act of folly the folly of your ways the height of folly … See full entry [countable] a building that has no practical purpose but was built in the past for decoration, often in the garden of a large country houseTopics Buildingsc2 Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French folie ‘madness’, in modern French also ‘delight, favourite dwelling’ (compare with sense (2)), from fol ‘fool, foolish’.
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