Word · Frequency #2958
folks
人们；人
folks is the plural of folk.
people in general; persons
常用复数
- 1.
People, persons.
人们,个人
- 2.
people in general (often used in the plural)
人们(通常用复数)
- 3.
One’s relatives, especially one’s parents.
亲属,尤指父母
- 4.
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
(通常指无文字的)社会群体
- 5.
people descended from a common ancestor
同一祖先的后代
家人；亲属（尤指父母）；民族；部落；家族；氏族；人们,个人；人们(通常用复数)
In use
The folk in the village gather every Sunday for a market.
Many folk enjoy hiking in the mountains during the summer.
The folk at the festival were dancing and singing all night.
they're just country folk
folks around here drink moonshine
folk + noun
folk 作定语，表示“民间的”，常用于音乐、艺术、故事等。
I love listening to folk music.
我喜欢听民间音乐。
adj + folk
形容词修饰 folk，指特定类型的人群。
Country folk are often friendly.
乡下人通常很友好。
Connections
Collocations
- folk music
- 民间音乐
- She enjoys listening to folk music from different countries.她喜欢听不同国家的民间音乐。
- folk art
- 民间艺术
- The museum has a collection of American folk art.博物馆收藏了美国民间艺术作品。
- folk tale
- 民间故事
- Grandma used to tell us folk tales before bedtime.奶奶以前在睡前给我们讲民间故事。
- folk dance
- 民间舞蹈
- The festival featured traditional folk dances from the region.节日上表演了该地区的传统民间舞蹈。
- folk culture
- 民间文化
- The village preserves its unique folk culture through festivals.这个村庄通过节日保留其独特的民间文化。
- folk tradition
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一群虔诚的“佛客”（信佛的人）在祈福，folk即“人们”。
Context & Register
mixed
Grammar Note
As a countable noun, 'folk' can refer to people from a particular group or region (e.g., 'the old folks'). As an uncountable noun, it means people in general (e.g., 'folk music').
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正读音匹配的单词: yolk、oak、soak 都押韵 /oʊk/；注意拼写相似的 stalk 读作 /stɔːk/，元音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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