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follies

英 ['fɒliːz]

解释

n. 罪恶；时事讽刺剧（folly的复数形式）

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英文词源

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).

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例句和用法

1. She's 87 years old, and a one-time member of the Ziegfeld Follies.: 她现年87岁，曾经是齐格菲尔时事讽刺剧团的成员之一。

2. He has given up youthful follies.: 他不再做年轻人的荒唐事了.

3. The writings of Swift mocked the follies of his age.: 斯威夫特的作品嘲弄了他那个时代的愚人.

4. To get back one's youth, one has merely to repeat one's follies.: 想恢复青春, 只要重犯旧过就行.

5. The follies of youth are food for repentance in old age.: 〔谚语〕年轻时胡闹,年老时烦恼.