follies
英 ['fɒliːz]
- n. 罪恶；时事讽刺剧（folly的复数形式）
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).
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He has given up youthful follies.
- 他不再做年轻人的荒唐事了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
来自辞典例句
- 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.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The follies of youth are food for repentance in old age.
- 〔谚语〕年轻时胡闹,年老时烦恼.
来自辞典例句
