| 单词 | foolhardy |
| 释义 | foolhardy (once / 4634 pages) adj If you decide you are going to scale Mt. Everest next weekend without any training or experience, that would be a foolhardy decision. Use the adjective foolhardy when someone rushes into action without considering the consequences. Foolhardy is a combination of the noun fool and the adjective hardy, meaning "brave" or "bold." Put them together and you’ve got “foolishly brave.” Someone who is foolhardy throws caution to the wind and takes reckless chances. A foolhardy mistake is typically the result of this kind of impulsive behavior. But foolhardy doesn’t always imply foolishness or stupidity; foolhardy can convey courage and romance, as in the case of a foolhardy passion or desire. WORD FAMILYfoolhardy: foolhardiest, foolhardily, foolhardiness USAGE EXAMPLESWhile it would be foolhardy to say history will repeat itself, I am reminded of the quip that it often rhymes. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) But we would be foolhardy not to try. Salon(Nov 18, 2016) The hope that a Trump Presidency might inspire an onslaught of artistic vitality can seem, at this point, like foolhardy consolation. The New Yorker(Nov 17, 2016) adj marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker Syn heady, rash, reckless bold fearless and daring |
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