Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #5403
folly
愚蠢；愚昧；鲁莽
核心释义
Foolishness or lack of good sense, especially when it causes unwise actions.
- 1.
因缺乏远见或务实精神而导致的愚蠢。
Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.
- 2.
一丛树,尤指位于山顶或开阔地上的树丛。
A clump of trees, particularly one on the crest of a hill (or sometimes on a stretch of open ground).
- 3.
愚昧或鲁莽行事的特质
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
- 4.
导致悲剧后果的轻率行为。
Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
- 5.
愚蠢的错误
a stupid mistake
- 6.
仅为装饰目的而建的奇特建筑。
A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.
- 7.
鲁莽和愚蠢的品质
the quality of being rash and foolish
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。
用法In use
It was sheer folly to invest all his savings in that risky scheme.
用法提示：用作不可数名词，表示行为或想法的愚蠢性。
The castle turned out to be a costly folly that nobody wanted to live in.
用法提示：用作可数名词，指华而不实的建筑。
Realizing his folly, he apologized for his harsh words.
用法提示：用作不可数名词，指行为或判断上的愚蠢。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把folly联想成fool（傻瓜）和李（Lee），一个叫李的傻瓜做了蠢事。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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/.
用法优先级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。
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