"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.
