English translation for "seward's folly"

1.阿拉斯加的别称。
2.暂时看来愚蠢、日后显示出极为合算的行为〔源出西沃德用巨款从俄国购买阿拉斯加之举〕。


Related Translations:

folly:  n.1.愚笨，愚蠢。2.愚行，傻念头。3.〔古语〕罪恶，放荡。4.花费巨大而无益的事，华而不实的大建筑〔常冠以设计者名字，例 Allen's F-〕。5.〔pl.〕时事讽刺剧。短语和例子commit a folly作蠢事。 The follies of youth are food for repentence in old age. 〔谚语〕年轻时胡闹，年老时烦恼。

follies:  n.〔用作单数〕活报剧；时事讽刺剧。

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