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柯林斯词典

    folly /ˈfɒlɪ/ (follies)

  • 1. N-VAR If you say that a particular action or way of behaving is folly or a folly, you mean that it is foolish. 愚蠢的事

    It's sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year. 在一个每年发生几十起地震的国家建立核电站实在愚蠢。

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剑桥词典

    folly noun (STUPIDITY)

    [ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ] formal
    the fact of being stupid , or a stupid action , idea , etc.
    愚蠢；愚蠢的行为（或念头等）
    She said that the idea was folly. 她说这是个愚蠢的主意。
    [ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ] It would be folly for the country to become involved in the war . 那个国家要是参战的话实属愚蠢之举。

    folly noun (BUILDING)

    [ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] UK
    a building in the form of a small castle , temple , etc., that has been built as a decoration in a large garden or park
    装饰性建筑（尤指见于英国花园或公园内的小型城堡、殿堂等）
    a Gothic garden folly 一个歌特式的花园建筑 返回 folly