| 词汇 | folly |
| 释义 | folly noun uk /ˈfɒl.i/ us /ˈfɑː.li/ follynoun (STUPIDITY)[ C or U ]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。 [ + to infinitive ]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。 Stupid and silly behaviour antics buffoonery dottiness dumbness fatuousness frivolousness fruit loopery game idiocy imprudence ludicrousness madness mindlessness oafishness obtuseness puerility screwball the games (that) people playidiom tomfoolery vacuousness follynoun (BUILDING)[ C ]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 acein69/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Garden buildings & structures belvedere bird table birdbath cloche cold frame conservatory gazebo glasshouse greenhouse grow house hoophouse hothouse polytunnel potting shed shed sitootery sleepout wigwam woodpile woodshed folly | American Dictionaryfolly noun[ C/U ] us/ˈfɑl·i/ the condition of being foolish, or a foolish action or belief: [ + to infinitive ]It would be folly to attempt a trip in this snowstorm. Examples of follyfolly I could rehearse these follies until the hour of midnight, if that were permitted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They commit many stupidities and follies and many errors in psychology. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We can be too often taken too seriously in describing our follies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The old follies have been cured, but all human beings possessing money have not been made sensible and benevolent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What we are discussing today is the third and final instalment of that three-year correction of the follies of our predecessors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We share his rejection of the follies of protectionism, most of all for a country that depends as heavily as we do on international policies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole of our export trade push may be ruined by follies done in connection with other parts of the war effort. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am certain that they will never make any concessions to us until we have got rid of these follies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not there, under responsible government, to prevent mistakes or even follies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps now we will learn to control ourselves and escape the results of our own follies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They arose from those follies and from nothing else. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their mistakes and follies are always somebody else's fault. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have no objection, if their reminder of our past follies prevents us from making a similar mistake again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many follies and a certain number of crimes have been committed in its name. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They took over a situation in which the balance was rapidly improving, and they turned it down by their follies in 1967 and 1968. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of folly These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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