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folly单词基本解析：

n.蠢笨; 愚行; 讽刺剧
n. 愚蠢, 荒唐事 (复)follies: 轻松歌舞剧
n.蠢笨；愚行；讽刺剧；

folly变化用词：

复数:follies;
名词复数: follies |
复数：follies

folly英英释义：

Noun

1. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

2. a stupid mistake

3. the quality of being rash and foolish

4. foolish or senseless behavior

名词 folly:

the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

同义词：foolishness, unwiseness

a stupid mistake

同义词：stupidity, betise, foolishness, imbecility

the quality of being rash and foolish

同义词：foolishness, craziness, madness

foolish or senseless behavior

同义词：foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence

folly[ 'fɔli ]n.the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

同义词：foolishnessunwiseness

a stupid mistake

同义词：stupiditybetisefoolishnessimbecility

the quality of being rash and foolish

"trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"

同义词：foolishnesscrazinessmadness

foolish or senseless behavior

同义词：foolerytomfoolerycrazinesslunacyindulgence

folly中文词源：

folly 愚蠢的 来自fool，傻瓜。

folly用法和例句：

an act of sheer folly

纯粹愚蠢的行动

Giving up a secure job seems to be the height of folly.

放弃一份安定的工作似乎愚蠢至极。

It would be folly to turn the offer down.

拒绝这个建议是愚蠢之举。

the follies of youth

青年时期的愚蠢行为

...a reminder of the follies of war.

提醒人们战争之愚蠢的东西

It's sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year.

在每年会发生几十次地震的国家建造核电站简直就是愚蠢至极。

This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

13他们行的这道,本为自己的愚昧.但他们以后的人,还佩服他们的话语. (细拉).

Such an act borders on folly.

这种行为近乎愚蠢.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

I hinted at his imprudence, his folly, but he did not take my hint.

我暗示他的轻率, 他的愚蠢, 但他没有觉察我的暗示.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Men are happy to be at for their humor, but not for their folly.

人们乐于因幽默为人嘲笑, 而不是因为他们的愚蠢.——江节明译.

She puts into place systems that protect against losses from failure, folly and fraud.

防止失误 、 不做傻事和不受欺骗.

Every prudent man acts out of knowledge, but a fool exposes his folly.

凡通达人都凭知识行事.愚昧人张扬自己的愚昧.

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.

It is an act of folly to do a thing before the guest.

当着客人的面干这种事是愚蠢的行为.

But for the fishers, I might have left my bones there, in pure folly.

要不是那些渔夫, 我可能因为这种十足的愚蠢而把我的白骨留在那儿.

辞典例句

Events proved the folly of such calculations.

事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的.

《简明英汉词典》

My wounds fester and are loathsome because of my sinful folly.

5因我的愚昧,我的伤发臭流脓.

Answer a fool according to his folly.

按愚人的蠢话回答愚人.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

I was betrayed into folly.

我受蒙骗而做蠢事.

《简明英汉词典》

A prudent man keeps his knowledge to himself , but the heart of fools blurts out folly.

通达人隐藏知识, 愚昧人的心,彰显愚昧.

Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.

11愚昧人重复愚妄事,就像狗转过来吃自己所吐的.

A piece of incredible folly on the part of the company precipitated an outbreak.

公司方面做出一件难以置信的蠢事促成了一次暴动.

辞典例句

He had been to New York before and knew the resources of its folly.

他以前来过纽约,了解这里的骄奢淫逸.

英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

To speak less of one's self than what one really is, is folly, not modesty.

不实事求是地贬低自己, 是愚蠢, 不是谦虚.

Some amuse themselves in folly.

有些人以干荒唐事取乐.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Folly and ignorance play a part.

愚蠢和无知也起到了一定作用.

It would be folly to quit your job before finding a new one.

在你找到新的工作前就辞职是不明智的.

辞典例句

Such a demand borders upon folly.

提出这种要求简直是愚蠢.

folly

Where ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise.

(谚语)难得糊涂(该糊涂就得糊涂)。

It was devotion-it was passion-it was all sorts of fondness and folly.

1这是一种献身精神，一种激情，是那形形色色的喜爱和迷恋。

The devising of folly is sin, And the scorner is an abomination to men.

9愚妄人的计谋乃是罪恶，亵慢人为人所憎恶。

KJV] As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

[新译]愚昧人一再重复他的愚妄，正像狗转过来，吃自己所吐的。

Answer a fool according to his folly.

[谚]按照愚人的蠢话回答愚人。

Zeal without knowledge is the sister of folly.

[谚]无知的热情近乎愚蠢。

Beauty and folly are often companions.

[谚]美貌和愚蠢常结伴。

Where ignorance is bliss,it is folly to be wise.

[谚]该糊涂的时候就要糊涂；难得糊涂。

And I applied my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly.

“我又专心察明智慧、狂妄和愚昧，乃知这也是捕风。

A folly is a technical term I used to use in my art history days.

“轻松歌舞剧”是一个我过去用在艺术史上的专业名词。

An expensive folly could significantly inhibit our economic growth.

一个价值奋发的愚蠢的行为可能严重阻碍我国经济的增进。

Strange that a man who has wit enough to write a satire shall have folly enough to publish it.

一个有才智足以写出讽刺作品的人，竟然还蠢到把它公诸同好，这才是怪事哩。

One folly was enough, especially when it was to last for ever.

一件蠢事已经够了，尤其是会令人抱恨终生的蠢事。

Everything was caused by her own inconceibable folly.

一切都是她自己不可思议的愚蠢造成的。

A good folly is worth whatever you pay for it.

一次好的过失,不论多少都是值得为它付出的。

Wisdom and glory is more precious than a small and shortlived folly.

一点愚昧也能败坏智慧和尊荣。

Inconceivable folly; an inconceivable disaster.

不可理解的蠢行; 无法想象的灾难

It would be folly to grant that increase without insisting on some quid pro quo.

不坚持要些报酬就同意那项增长是愚蠢的。

To speak less of one's self than what one really is, is folly, not modesty.

不实事求是地贬低自己，是愚蠢，不是谦虚。

It would be the height of folly not to finish his course now, whether he wants to practise as a dentist or not.

不管他是否想成一位牙科医生，现在不完成其学业简直是愚蠢极了。

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself.

不要照愚昧人的愚妄话回答他,恐怕你与他一样。

It is the nature of folly to see the faults of others and forget his own.

中文:愚蠢的本质是只看到别人的错处而忘却了自己的过失。

To know oneself is wisdom, to forget oneself is folly.

了解自己是聪明,忘乎所以是愚蠢。

Events proved the folly of such calculations.

事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。

Wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness.

二人同睡,就都暖和。

A man lose his illusion first, his teeth second, and his folly last.

人会首先丧失其幻想、继而失其牙齿、最后才失掉愚行。

A man's own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the Lord.

人的愚昧倾败他的道;他的心也抱怨耶和华。

He persisted in his folly despite his friend's advice.

他不顾朋友们的劝告，硬是继续干他的蠢事。

Learn wisdom by the folly of others.

他人的蠢行，自己的明镜。

He had been to New York before and knew the resources of its folly.

他以前来过纽约，了解这里的骄奢淫逸。

Their folly drew on their disgrace.

他们的愚蠢使他们丢了脸。

He will suffer for his folly.

他会因自己的蠢行而受到惩罚。

He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.

他因不受训诲就必死亡;又因愚昧过甚,必走差了路。

He bitterly repented his folly.

他对自己干的蠢事後悔已极。

He is repentant of his folly.

他对自己的愚蠢行为而懊恼。

There is no folly to which he would not stoop.

他已堕落到了甘愿做任何蠢事的地步。

Folly, folly, his heart kept saying: conscious, gratuitous, suicidal folly.

他心里不住地说着：真蠢，真蠢，蠢得自觉自愿，蠢得无缘无故，蠢得自己找死！

His present indigence is a sufficient punishment for former folly.

他现在所受的困苦足够惩罚他从前的胡作非为了。

He has bitterly repented his folly.

他痛悔自己的愚行。

But the folly will not be driven out.

他的愚妄还是离不了他。

Z is for zeal Zeal without knowledge is sister of folly .

代表"热情".盲目的热情是愚蠢的姐妹.

But they are witness to human folly.

但它们都是人类愚行的见证。

You're not fit for such a climb and it's nothing more nor less than folly to attempt it.

你不适于爬这样的山，要想爬，就是实实在在的大傻瓜。

You'd know the folly of being comforted.

你就会知道聆听别人安慰多愚蠢。

You are stupidity, folly, contempt.

你愚蠢，无知而又傲慢。

The school stared in perplexity at this incredible folly.

全班同学迷惑不解地盯着汤姆，觉得他行为愚蠢，令人不可思议。

Every prudent man acts out of knowledge, but a fool exposes his folly.

凡通达人都凭知识行事;愚昧人张扬自己的愚昧。

Every prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool displays folly.

凡通达人都凭知识行事．愚昧人张扬自己的愚昧。

To marry a man out of pity is folly.

出于同情而加给一个男人是愚蠢的。

To reduce public spending on health would be an act of the greatest folly.

削减公共卫生的开支将是非常愚蠢的事。

To reduce public spending on wellbeing would be an act of the greatest folly.

削减公共福利事业的开支将是一件非常愚蠢的事。

Abolishing Copyright Altogether Would Be Sheer Folly.

取消著作权是绝对不可能的。

It will be folly to curse your stars.

咒诅自己的命运是愚蠢的。

Virtue is vice and prudence is folly.

善行是邪恶的，节俭是愚蠢的。

To turn his head and look at her would have been inconceivable folly.

回头看她一眼，未免太有点犯傻。

My wounds fester and are loathsome because of my sinful folly.

因我的愚昧,我的伤发臭流脓。

It will be folly to quit your job before finding a new one.

在你找到新的工作前就辞职是不明智的。

"These are times when virtue is vice and prudence is folly.

在这个时候，循规蹈矩等于罪恶，谨言慎行就是愚蠢。

Here we see another example of his folly, as he encourages his son to be just as boorish and awful as he is.

在这里我们又看到了一个例子来显示他的蠢笨，他鼓励他儿子像他一样恶劣、俗不可耐。

Burying in Lucrece' wound his folly's show.

在鲁克丽丝的伤口里，埋藏了他的伪饰。

Natural folly is bad enough, but learned folly is intolerable.

天生的愚蠢已够糟的，学来的愚蠢更不能忍。

They know that the talk of the railway going smash was folly.

她们知道那番关于铁路破产的讲话全是傻话。

Such a crush of finery and folly she had never seen.

她可从未见过如此华丽挥霍的盛况。

She reasoned with me for an hour about the folly of my plans .

她同我争辩了一个小时，想使我明白我的计划有多荒唐。

She abetted him in his folly.

她怂恿他做蠢事。

Her beauty deluded him into doing something folly.

她的美貌迷得他干出荒唐的事。

Her folly, though evident, was not disgusting because it was not conceited.

她的迟钝，尽管显而易见，却不惹嫌，因为其中并不包含骄矜自负的成份。

If you are kind enough to excuse the folly of a youthful heart.

如果你真能原谅一个年轻人的荒唐。

If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.

如果愚人坚持其愚蠢,那他就会变聪明。

But this never fails, if the bad husbands were of their own choosing, against their friends consent; for then they will be sure to make good their own folly.

如果这种婚姻出自一个女人的自愿选择，甚至是不顾亲友的劝告而选择的，那么就让她自己去品尝这枚果实的滋味吧。

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

宁可遇见丢崽子的母熊，不可遇见正行愚妄的愚昧人。

Anger begins with folly,and ends in repentance.

怒以愚蠢开始,以后悔告终.

Anger rusts in the bosom of folly.

怒气郁积愚者胸中。

Anger rests in the bosom of folly.

怒火常栖息于愚者之腹中。

In love folly is always sweet.

恋爱中,干傻事总是让人感到十分美妙。

In love folly is alw***s sweet.

恋爱中，干傻事总是让人感到十分美妙。

As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is the fool that repeateth his folly.

愚人一再重复他的愚行，犹如狗再来吃它呕吐之物。

A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.

愚人之不能自知其蠢,如同其不能自见其耳。

APRIL FOOL, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.

愚人节：三月分的蠢人又加了一个月的愚蠢。

The devising of folly is sin, And the scoffer is an abomination to men.

愚妄人的思念、乃是罪恶．亵慢者为人所憎恶。

用作名词(n.)

Such a demand borders upon folly.
提出这种要求简直是愚蠢。

It is a great folly to try to persuade him.
试图说服他未免太愚蠢了。

Some amuse themselves in folly.
有些人以干荒唐事取乐。

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