Folly
[ 'fɑli ]
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n. 蠢笨;愚行;讽刺剧;
💡 词根助记
fool(愚人)+y(表示抽象名词的后缀)→愚笨；愚行
📝 例句
an act of sheer folly
纯粹愚蠢的行动
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ folly-愚笨,jolly-愉快的:愚笨的人总是很愉快
※ fo-拼音“佛”,lly-拼音“李连英”:慈禧老佛爷对大太监李连英说,你真是一个愚蠢的人,连这点小事都作不好
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
folly
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. 这麽冷的天气还去游泳, 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.
🔁 扩展释义
*['fɒli]n. 愚蠢, 荒唐事, 讽刺剧
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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What's your position?
你的职位是什么？
What's your nationality?I'm a native Australian.
我是土生土长的澳大利亚人，你的国籍是什么？
Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog.
对英国人来说，值得庆幸的是英国银行有一个残钞鉴别组，负责理那些把钱塞进机器或塞给狗的人提出的索赔要求。