English Dictionary

follies

名詞

活用形 複数形 不可算名詞

plural of folly / (uncountable) A lavishly-produced theatrical revue characterized by major stars, huge casts, and opulent costumes and scenery.

日本語の意味

『folly』の複数形としての意味：愚かさや愚行を表す場合がある。 / 豪華な舞台レヴュー：大物スター、多数のキャスト、豪華な衣装や舞台装置を用いた大掛かりな演劇公演を指す。

The company's repeated follies eventually cost many employees their jobs.

その会社の度重なる愚かな行為が結局多くの従業員の職を失わせた。

意味（1）

plural of folly

It has been a long time since new follies were springing up across the great estates of Britain. But the owners of Doddington Hall, in Lincolnshire, have brought the folly into the 21st century, by building a 30ft pyramid in the grounds of the Elizabethan manor.

意味（2）

(uncountable) A lavishly-produced theatrical revue characterized by major stars, huge casts, and opulent costumes and scenery.

The most famous Broadway theatrical revues of all time were the Ziegfeld Follies.