1[countableC, uncountableU] formalSTUPID/NOT SENSIBLE a very stupid thing to do, especially one that is likely to have serious results 〔尤指可能导致严重后果的〕蠢事,荒唐事
Somerville bitterly regretted his folly at becoming involved.
萨默维尔对于把自己牵涉进去的愚蠢行为后悔不迭。
it would be folly to do something
It would be sheer folly to reduce spending on health education.
减少健康教育上的支出是再愚蠢不过的。
the follies of aristocratic society
贵族社会的荒唐事
2.[countableC]AATBB an unusual building that was built in the past as a decoration, not to be used or lived in 〔旧时无实用价值的〕怪异的装饰性建筑
sheer folly• I happen to believe in miracles, but it would be sheer folly to depend on them.• Throwing them away is sheer folly.• Their lack of ease with each other is tangible and to pretend otherwise is sheer folly.• In part two: A slice of history.The birthdaycake that was sheer folly.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + FOLLY | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤pure, sheer完全/十足愚蠢的行為▸➤ultimate極端的愚蠢➤youthful年輕人的荒唐事➤human人的愚昧▸➤economic, political經濟上的/政治上的愚行VERB + FOLLY➤realize, recognize, see意識到愚蠢;認識到愚蠢◇Suddenly she saw the folly of it all.她突然意識到這一切是多麼愚蠢。➤demonstrate, expose, show顯示出/暴露出/表現出愚蠢◇These facts demonstrate the folly of the policy.這些事實顯示出政策上的愚昧。➤underline凸顯出愚蠢PHRASES➤an act of folly愚行◇That would be an act of sheer folly!那純屬愚蠢行為!➤the folly of your ways做法愚蠢◇They have finally seen the folly of their ways.最終他們看到了他們做法的荒謬之處。➤the height of folly愚蠢之極◇To sign away his rights to the book would have been the height of folly.他簽字放棄著作權真是愚蠢之極。➤your own folly你自己的愚蠢行為◇She laughed bitterly at her own folly.對自己的愚蠢行為,她苦笑了之。