Word
folks
家人;父母
核心释义
The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents
- 1.
直系亲属,尤指父母。
The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents
直系亲属,尤指父母。;人们;父母;亲人;家属
用法In use
The folks next door invited us for dinner.
用法提示:这里folks指邻居,表示人们。
I'm going to visit my folks this weekend.
用法提示:这里folks指父母,表示亲人。
Some folks think that life is all about happiness.
用法提示:这里folks泛指人们,表示人群。
one's folks
folks 指自己的父母或直系亲属,前面一般要用物主代词(my、your、his 等),是口语说法,不用作单数。
My folks live in a small town in the north.
我父母住在北方的一个小镇上。
visit one's folks
常见搭配,表示回家探望父母;也可说 see one's folks。
We're visiting my folks this weekend.
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
词族Word family
- folklore
- 民间传说;民俗 · folk + lore
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用作复数,没有单数形式
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