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folly

B2 noun
us /ˈfɑli/

folly /ˈfɔlɪj/ nghĩa là sự dại dột

Các nghĩa

  1. sự dại dột

    Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.

    countable · uncountable

    It would be folly to walk all that way, knowing the shops are probably shut by now.

    With the voices singing in our ears, saying That this was all folly.

  2. hành động dại dột

    Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.

    countable · uncountable

    The purchase of Alaska from Russia was termed Seward's folly.

  3. công trình kiến trúc kỳ quặc

    A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.

    countable · uncountable

    A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly.

    “The Villa Straylight,” said a jeweled thing on the pedestal, in a voice like music, “is a body grown in upon itself, a Gothic folly. […]”

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