英语词汇“folly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	folly
释义	fol·ly \ˈfälē, -li\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English folie, from Old French, from fol foolish, mad + -ie -y — more at fool 1. : lack of good sense or of normal prudence and foresight : weakness or triviality of intellect < answer not a fool according to his folly — Prov 26:4 (Authorized Version) > < folly has a louder voice than common sense — C.H.Grandgent > 2. : inability or refusal to accept existing reality or to foresee inevitable consequence < the folly of passing on hills and blind curves > < reformers … are prone to regard the existing order as sheer folly or evil — H.J.Muller > 3. : a thoughtless act or irrational idea : an unconsidered or unwise procedure < she had been guilty of the capital folly of cutting herself off from her family — Arnold Bennett > 4. a. obsolete : evil, wickedness; especially : lewdness b. : actions or conduct so misguided as to result in destruction or tragic consequence < saints have preached … the folly of human strife — M.R.Cohen > 5. : an excessively costly or unprofitable undertaking; especially : a ruinously costly often unfinished building 6. a. : a lapse from strict propriety or sobriety : indulgence, whim, vanity, foolery < let us go while we are in our prime; and take the harmless folly of the time — Robert Herrick †1674 > < follies of fashion > b. : a summerhouse or pavilion designed for picturesque effect or to suit a fanciful taste 7. follies plural : a stage revue
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