foolishly

/ˈfuɫɪʃɫi/ adv B2 ✓

In a foolish manner.

Word Origin From Latin 'follis' 'bellows, windbag' — the idea being an empty-headed person, full of air. That's why a fool is someone lacking sense. Foolishly is the adverb form. The same root gives us 'folly' and 'foolhardy' (foolishly bold). The PIE root *bhel- meant 'to blow, swell', which also gives us 'bellows' and 'balloon'.

adv In a foolish manner. B2 ✓

He foolishly invested all his savings in that risky venture.

(副词) 愚蠢地;傻乎乎地

他愚蠢地把所有积蓄都投资到了那个风险项目中。

(adverbio) tontamente; neciamente; estúpidamente; alocadamente; insensatamente [De manera tonta o necia.]

Invirtió tontamente todos sus ahorros en ese negocio tan arriesgado.

(adverbe) bêtement; sottement; idiotement; niaisement; stupidement [De manière sotte ou peu judicieuse.]

Il a investi sottement toutes ses économies dans cette entreprise risquée.

(Adverb) töricht; unklugerweise; dumm [auf törichte, unvernünftige oder gedankenlose Weise.]

Er investierte **foolishly** sein gesamtes Erspartes in dieses riskante Unternehmen.

(副詞) 愚かにも、ばかばかしい様子で。

彼はその危険な事業に全財産を愚かにも投資した。

(advérbio) tolamente; estupidamente; bobamente; parvoamente [De maneira tola; tolamente.]

Ele investiu tolamente todas as suas economias naquele empreendimento arriscado.

adv Without good judgment. B2 ✓

He foolishly invested all his savings in that risky venture.

(副词) 愚蠢地;欠考虑地;不明智地

他愚蠢地将所有积蓄都投资到了那个高风险项目中。

(adverbio) imprudentemente; irreflexivamente; desatinadamente; a la ligera; sin juicio [Sin buen juicio.]

Invirtió neciamente todos sus ahorros en ese negocio tan arriesgado.

(adverbe) imprudemment; inconsidérément; à la légère; bêtement [D'une manière dépourvue de bon sens ou de jugement.]

Il a foolishly investi toutes ses économies dans cette entreprise risquée.

(Adverb) unklugerweise; töricht; leichtsinnig; unüberlegt [Auf eine Weise, die mangelndes Urteilsvermögen oder fehlende Vernunft erkennen lässt.]

Er hat **foolishly** sein gesamtes Erspartes in dieses riskante Projekt investiert.

(副詞) 適切な判断力を欠いて、浅はかにも。

彼はその危険な事業に全財産を愚かにも投資した。

(advérbio) insensatamente; imprudentemente; inconsideiramente; levianamente [Sem bom julgamento; insensatamente.]

Ele investiu tolamente todas as suas economias naquele empreendimento arriscado.

Word parts: fool + ish + ly

Common collocations

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