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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- folly
['fɔlɪ]
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1.
noun
[c/u]
(foolishness) 愚蠢
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2.
noun
[c]
(building) 装饰性建筑
Collins English-English Dictionary
- folly
['fɒlɪ]
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1.
n
the state or quality of being foolish; stupidity; rashness
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2.
n
a foolish action, mistake, idea, etc
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3.
n
a building in the form of a castle, temple, etc, built to satisfy a fancy or conceit, often of an eccentric kind
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4.
n
[plural]
[theatre]
an elaborately costumed revue
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5.
n
[Archaic]
evil; wickedness
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6.
n
lewdness; wantonness
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7.
n
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French folie madness, from fou mad; see fool1
Examples
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A folly is a technical term I used to use in my art history days.
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“轻松歌舞剧”是一个我过去用在艺术史上的专业名词。
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History has clearly shown the folly of that policy.
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历史已经明确显示了那一政策的愚蠢性。
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the First World War is a record of human folly
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sheer folly
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stark folly
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the sublime of folly
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supreme folly
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愚蠢之极
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be the height of folly
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绝顶愚蠢的行为
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the height of folly
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