"follies" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 愚蠢行為
• 傻事

Definition

「Follies」指愚蠢的行為或想法，通常顯示缺乏判斷力。也可以指人們做的奢華或荒謬的事情，尤其是過去。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「Follies」較為正式或文學用語，通常用複數。常見於“the follies of youth”等表達。不要與普通錯誤或有趣混為一談，「follies」強調判斷力不足。

Examples

People often regret the follies of their youth.

人們常常後悔年輕時的**愚蠢行為**。

He laughed at his past follies.

他嘲笑自己過去的**愚蠢行為**。

The novel describes the follies of its main characters.

小說描寫了主角們的各種**傻事**。

We all have our little follies, don't we?

我們每個人都有一點**傻事**，不是嗎？

Ignoring the warnings turned out to be one of his biggest follies.

無視警告成了他最大的**愚蠢行為**之一。

Some historical buildings called follies were built just for decoration, not for use.

有些被稱為**follies**的歷史建築只是用來裝飾，並不實用。