foolish
adj
1
(a) (of people) lacking good sense or judgement; silly 愚蠢的; 傻的
She's a foolish interfering old woman! 她是個瞎管閑事的老太太!
And I was foolish enough to believe him! 我真傻, 竟相信了他!
It would be foolish (of us) to pretend that the accident never happened. 要是裝成沒發生事故的樣子, 那(我們)就太愚蠢了.
(b) (of actions, statements, etc) showing a lack of good sense or judgement; unwise or stupid (指行為、 言論等)缺乏頭腦的, 欠妥的, 不明智的, 愚蠢的
a foolish decision, comment, reply, etc 不明智的決定、議論、 答覆等.
2 [usu pred 通常作表語]
made to feel or look ridiculous and embarrassed; stupid 感到或顯得荒唐而難堪; 愚蠢
I felt very foolish having to stand up and give a speech. 我必須站起來講話, 感到很難為情.
He's afraid of looking foolish in front of all his friends.他怕在所有朋友面前出洋相.
3 (idm 習語) penny wise pound foolish => penny.