Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #5403
folly
愚蠢；愚昧；鲁莽
Foolishness or lack of good sense, especially when it causes unwise actions.
- 1.
Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.
因缺乏远见或务实精神而导致的愚蠢。
- 2.
A clump of trees, particularly one on the crest of a hill (or sometimes on a stretch of open ground).
一丛树,尤指位于山顶或开阔地上的树丛。
- 3.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
愚昧或鲁莽行事的特质
- 4.
Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
导致悲剧后果的轻率行为。
- 5.
a stupid mistake
愚蠢的错误
- 6.
A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.
仅为装饰目的而建的奇特建筑。
- 7.
the quality of being rash and foolish
鲁莽和愚蠢的品质
蠢事；愚蠢的错误；荒唐行为；装饰性建筑；奇异建筑；树丛；小树林；因缺乏远见或务实精神而导致的愚蠢。；一丛树,尤指位于山顶或开阔地上的树丛。
In use
It was sheer folly to invest all his savings in that risky scheme.
The castle turned out to be a costly folly that nobody wanted to live in.
Realizing his folly, he apologized for his harsh words.
trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly
it is folly to do sth
it作形式主语，真正主语是不定式短语。
It is folly to spend all your money on lottery tickets.
把所有钱都花在彩票上是愚蠢的。
the folly of doing sth
the folly of + 动名词短语，表示……的愚蠢行为。
He later realized the folly of his decision.
他后来意识到自己决定的愚蠢。
Connections
Collocations
- commit a folly
- 犯愚蠢的错误
- He committed a folly by investing all his savings in that risky scheme.他把所有积蓄都投资于那个冒险计划，犯下了愚蠢的错误。
- sheer folly
- 十足的愚蠢
- It would be sheer folly to try to climb the mountain in this weather.在这种天气试图爬山简直是十足的愚蠢。
- folly of doing something
- 做某事的愚蠢
- The folly of ignoring climate change is becoming increasingly apparent.忽视气候变化的愚蠢越来越明显。
- human folly
- 人类的愚蠢
- The novel is a satire on human folly and greed.这部小说是对人类愚蠢和贪婪的讽刺。
- it is folly to do something
- 做某事是愚蠢的
- It is folly to believe that you can succeed without hard work.相信不努力就能成功是愚蠢的。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把folly联想成fool（傻瓜）和李（Lee），一个叫李的傻瓜做了蠢事。
Context & Register
多用于正式或文学语境，指愚蠢或鲁莽的行为，常见于散文、小说或道德批评中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'folly' in standard British English (stressed vowel /ɒ/ followed by /li/). In American English, the vowel may shift to /ɑː/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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