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。
废话；无用之物
胡说八道或愚蠢。；无价值的装饰物；小玩意。；无用物
nonsensical talk or writing
胡说八道或愚蠢。
Nonsense or foolishness.
无价值的装饰物；小玩意。
A decorative object of little value; a trifle or gewgaw.
Don't waste my time with all that folderol about office politics.
别用那些关于办公室政治的废话浪费我的时间。
用法提示：此处 folderol 用作名词，指无意义的废话。
The speaker's presentation was full of folderol, with no real substance.
演讲者的报告全是废话，没有实质内容。
用法提示：folderol 此处指空洞无物的言论。
I read the article, but it was just folderol; nothing useful.
我读了那篇文章，但只是些废话，毫无用处。
用法提示：folderol 表示无用之物或废话。
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。
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。
His talk was full of folderol.
他的谈话尽是废话。
grammar · medium
易错句子Stop folderoling!
正确表达Stop talking folderol!
folderol是名词，不能用作动词。应使用动词短语'talk folderol'来表达‘说废话’的意思。
grammar · medium
易错句子He told a folderol about his past.
正确表达He told folderol about his past.
folderol是不可数名词，不能与不定冠词'a'连用，也不应有复数形式。直接使用裸名词即可。
folderol 指无聊的废话，多用于旧式英语；nonsense 为通用词，含义更广，可指任何无意义的话或行为
folderol 指无聊的废话，gibberish 指难以理解的无意义语词，如快速或混乱的说话
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