follies
英 ['f?li?z]
- n. 罪惡；時事諷刺?。╢olly的復數(shù)形式）
TEM4低頻詞
英文詞源
- follies (n.)
- "glamorous theatrical revue with lots of pretty girls," 1880, from French folies (mid-19c.), from folie (see folly), probably in its sense of "extravagance" (compare extravaganza).
雙語例句
- 1. She's 87 years old, and a one-time member of the Ziegfeld Follies.
- 她現(xiàn)年87歲，曾經(jīng)是齊格菲爾時事諷刺劇團的成員之一。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He has given up youthful follies.
- 他不再做年輕人的荒唐事了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The writings of Swift mocked the follies of his age.
- 斯威夫特的作品嘲弄了他那個時代的愚人.
來自辭典例句
- 4. To get back one's youth, one has merely to repeat one's follies.
- 想恢復青春, 只要重犯舊過就行.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The follies of youth are food for repentance in old age.
- 〔諺語〕年輕時胡鬧,年老時煩惱.
來自辭典例句