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
- They had not only all the follies and infirmities of other old men, but many more which arose from the dreadful prospect of never dying.
他们不仅具有了与其他老年人一模一样的所有毛病，而且因为那可怕的永生不死的未来，他们还会出现更多的毛病。 - The writings of Swift mocked the follies of his age.
斯威夫特的作品嘲弄了他那个时代的愚人。 - 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！ - My reconcilement to the kind in general might not be so difficult, if they would be content with those vices and follies only which nature has entitled them to.
如果“野猢”这个种族满足于大自然赋予他们的那些罪恶与愚蠢，我同它们的和解就不会太困难。 - 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。 - To get back one's youth, one has merely to repeat one's follies.
想恢复青春，只要重犯旧过就行。 - Most of all, it warns me to keep myself free from common follies.
最重要的是，它时刻警醒我摆脱普遍的愚蠢。 - 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。 - 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。 - I find it hard to forgive the follies and vices of others.
我发现我很难原谅别人的愚蠢和恶习。