folly的词源
英文词源
- folly
- folly: see fool
- folly (n.)
- early 13c., "mental weakness; foolish behavior or character; unwise conduct" (in Middle English including wickedness, lewdness, madness), from Old French folie "folly, madness, stupidity" (12c.), from fol (see fool (n.)). From c. 1300 as "an example of foolishness;" sense of "costly structure considered to have shown folly in the builder" is attested from 1650s. But used much earlier, since Middle English, in place names, especially country estates, probably as a form of Old French folie in its meaning "delight." Related: Follies.
中文词源
来自fool，傻瓜。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：folly 词源，folly 含义。
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。
