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n.愚蠢,荒唐事,轻松歌舞剧,讽刺剧,傻念头,傻话,耗费巨大而又无益的事,<古>放荡

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folly


/'fɒlɪ; `fɑlɪ/
n
1 [U] ~ (to do sth) foolishness; lack of wisdom 愚蠢; 愚笨
*an act of folly 愚蠢之举
* It's utter folly to go swimming in this cold weather. 这么冷的天气还去游泳, 真是蠢透了.
2 [C] foolish or unwise act, idea or practice 愚蠢的行为、思想或做法
*You'll pay later for your follies. 你以後要为你的愚蠢行动付出 代价的.
3 [C] very expensive ornamental building that serves no practical purpose 华而不实的建筑.

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npluralfollies
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: folie, from fol; FOOL1]
[U and C]formal
a very stupid thing to do, especially one that is likely to have serious results
 Somerville bitterly regretted his folly at becoming involved.
it would be folly to do sth
 It would be sheer folly to reduce spending on health education.
 the follies of aristocratic society
[C]
an unusual building that was built in the past as a decoration, not to be used or lived in
1. This was a great lesson to me, and now I saw, though too late, the folly of beginning a work before we count the cost, and before we judge rightly of our own strength to go through with it.
    这事给了我很大教训。尽管为时太晚,我现在明白了:在开始做一件事之前,不先估计一下代价,不先正确地估计自己是否有做完这件事的力量,那真是太愚蠢了!

2. My folly has cost me dearly.
    我的愚蠢使我损失惨重。

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