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follies

UK //ˈfɒliz//US //ˈfɑːliz//

词源

源自中古英语 folie,借自古法语,最终来自拉丁语 follis(字面意思为"风箱",比喻"空谈、废话")。

noun

❶ 愚蠢或荒谬的行为,指缺乏判断力或常识的举动,常带有讽刺意味描述重大错误或失败。

“The company's financial follies led to its bankruptcy.”

(公司的财务蠢行导致了破产。)

“History is full of the follies of powerful leaders.”

(历史上充斥着强大领导者的愚蠢行为。)

❶ 装饰性建筑,特指18世纪欧洲花园中为装饰而建的奇异小型建筑,无实际用途。

“The garden features several Gothic follies.”

(花园里有几座哥特式的装饰建筑。)

“We picnicked near a charming 18th-century folly.”

(我们在一个迷人的18世纪装饰建筑附近野餐。)

同义词:foolishness, stupidity, absurdities, nonsense, extravagances

常见短语

folly of youth — 指年轻人因缺乏经验而做出的冲动或不明智行为,常带有宽容的意味。

“Getting that tattoo was just another folly of youth I now regret.”

(那个纹身只是我年轻时又一个现在后悔的愚蠢行为。)

architectural folly — 特指为装饰而非实用目的建造的奇异建筑物,常见于贵族庄园。

“The tower serves no purpose - it's purely an architectural folly.”

(这座塔没有任何用途——它纯粹是一个建筑装饰物。)