"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).
雙語例句
1. She's 87 years old, and a one-time member of the Ziegfeld Follies.
她現年87歲，曾經是齊格菲爾時事諷刺劇團的成員之一。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He has given up youthful follies.
他不再做年輕人的荒唐事了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The writings of Swift mocked the follies of his age.
斯威夫特的作品嘲弄了他那個時代的愚人.
來自辭典例句
4. To get back one's youth, one has merely to repeat one's follies.
想恢復青春, 只要重犯舊過就行.
來自辭典例句
5. The follies of youth are food for repentance in old age.