Word · Frequency #23292
womenfolk
妇女；女性
the women of a particular group, family, or community; women collectively
- 1.
Women collectively.
妇女们；女性群体。
- 2.
The adult female members of a community.
社区中的成年女性成员。
妇女们；女性群体。；社区中的成年女性成员。；pl. 妇女；女性
In use
The womenfolk in the village gathered to prepare the festival feast.
In the past, the womenfolk were often expected to handle all the cooking.
All the womenfolk of the family helped sew the wedding dress.
the womenfolk
womenfolk 是复数集合名词，作主语时谓语动词用复数。
The womenfolk are preparing the evening meal.
妇女们正在准备晚餐。
the womenfolk of [place/group]
The womenfolk of the town organized the charity sale.
该镇的妇女们组织了这场慈善义卖。
[possessive] womenfolk
womenfolk 前可用物主代词，指某家庭或群体的女性成员。
Connections
Collocations
- the womenfolk
- （总称）妇女们
- The womenfolk prepared the evening meal together.妇女们一起准备了晚餐。
- village womenfolk
- 乡村妇女们
- The village womenfolk made quilts for the winter.乡村妇女们做被子过冬。
- womenfolk of the family
- 家里的女性成员们
- The womenfolk of the family stayed in the courtyard.这家的女性成员们待在院子里。
- local womenfolk
- 当地妇女们
- The local womenfolk helped organize the charity fair.当地妇女们帮助组织了慈善义卖会。
- gather the womenfolk
- 召集妇女们
- They gathered the womenfolk to hear the announcement.他们召集妇女们来听通知。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 women（妇女）和 folk（人们）合起来记：一群妇女聚在一起，就是 womenfolk。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、乡土或怀旧叙述 womenfolk 通常用于非正式或略带乡土、怀旧色彩的口语，指一群妇女或女性；正式写作中较少见，一般直接用 women。
Grammar Note
没有单数形式，作复数使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
folk 和 menfolk 与 womenfolk 的结尾 -folk 拼写和读音完全相同，都读 /fəuk/。joke、smoke、broke、woke 也发 /əuk/，与 -folk 的读音押韵，但拼写是 -oke。由于 womenfolk 的重音在第一个音节 women 上，这些词并不和整个单词押韵。另注意 women 读 /ˈwimin/，不是 woman 的 /ˈwumən/；folk 也不要读成 /fɔːk/（那是 fork）。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.