folly

/'fɒli/ uk　 词频 #9254

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folly 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 愚蠢, 荒唐事, 讽刺剧

英文释义

n. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

n. the quality of being rash and foolish

n. foolish or senseless behavior

folly 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 folly 在自然语境里怎么用：

The follies that had been cheerful topics for the town had dried up.

—— “Ordinary Wear and Tear,” by Thomas McGuane

Britain's finance minister, Rachel Reeves, issued a sharp critique of the U.S.-Iran war on Tuesday, which she called a "folly" with no clear exit plan.

—— Trump says peace talks could resume in days as U.S. military blocks Iranian ports

They know that despite the follies and crimes that have blotted the country’s past, there is more than enough to celebrate as the 250th anniversary of our independence rolls around.

—— The End of the Argument ad Orbánum

In an essay for this year's Proms programme, he admitted that some of the genre's "excesses and follies can seem silly" to a modern eye, while insisting the genre shouldn't be written off.

—— James Bond and prog rock to feature in 2026 Proms

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