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来自fool,傻瓜。1867年,美国以720万美元的价格从俄罗斯手里买下了阿拉斯加,时任美国国务卿的Seaward主导了这次历史上最合算的一笔土地买卖。当时美国国内认为这根本就是一块荒地,所以称这次购买为“Seaward's folly”,但数十年后,单单在那里开采的黄金已经能买下几个阿拉斯加。
But for the fishers, I might have left my bones there, in pure folly.
要不是那些渔夫, 我可能因为这种十足的愚蠢而把我的白骨留在那儿.
来源:——辞典例句Every prudent man acts out of knowledge, but a fool exposes his folly.
凡通达人都凭知识行事.愚昧人张扬自己的愚昧.
来源:网络期刊摘选He had been to New York before and knew the resources of its folly.
他以前来过纽约,了解这里的骄奢淫逸.
来源:——英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹Napoleon's army was sacrificed on the altar of folly in the disastrous Russian campaign.
在灾难性的俄国战役中,拿破仑的军队成了这一愚蠢之举的牺牲品。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》在每年会发生几十次地震的国家建造核电站简直就是愚蠢至极。
来源:柯林斯词典例句库To speak less of one's self than what one really is, is folly, not modesty.
不实事求是地贬低自己, 是愚蠢, 不是谦虚.
来源:网络期刊摘选Men are happy to be at for their humor, but not for their folly.
人们乐于因幽默为人嘲笑, 而不是因为他们的愚蠢.——江节明译.
来源:网络期刊摘选A prudent man keeps his knowledge to himself , but the heart of fools blurts out folly.
通达人隐藏知识, 愚昧人的心,彰显愚昧.
来源:互联网Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.
11愚昧人重复愚妄事,就像狗转过来吃自己所吐的.
来源:网络期刊摘选A piece of incredible folly on the part of the company precipitated an outbreak.
公司方面做出一件难以置信的蠢事促成了一次暴动.
来源:——辞典例句She puts into place systems that protect against losses from failure, folly and fraud.
防止失误 、 不做傻事和不受欺骗.
来源:网络期刊摘选I hinted at his imprudence, his folly, but he did not take my hint.
我暗示他的轻率, 他的愚蠢, 但他没有觉察我的暗示.
来源:《现代汉英综合大词典》This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
13他们行的这道,本为自己的愚昧.但他们以后的人,还佩服他们的话语. (细拉).
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