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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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