Word
folderol
/ˈfɒldərɒl/
noun
废话；无用之物
nonsensical talk or writing
- 1.
Nonsense or foolishness.
胡说八道或愚蠢。
- 2.
A decorative object of little value; a trifle or gewgaw.
无价值的装饰物；小玩意。
胡说八道或愚蠢。；无价值的装饰物；小玩意。；无用物；废话
In use
Don't waste my time with all that folderol about office politics.
The speaker's presentation was full of folderol, with no real substance.
I read the article, but it was just folderol; nothing useful.
dismiss sth as folderol
as后接形容词或名词，表示‘当作’。
The critics dismissed his theory as mere folderol.
批评家把他的理论斥为纯粹的废话。
a lot of folderol
folderol不可数，常用a lot of修饰。
The article contains a lot of folderol.
这篇文章包含大量废话。
full of folderol
Connections
Learner notes
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.