英语词汇“folk”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Folk are regular people. Country folk can be suspicious of fancy city people, while city folk tend to act a little snobby toward country dwellers.

The plural form of this word, folks, is often used for groups of ordinary people. You could say that folks in New York seem more accepting of your eccentricities than the folks back home in your small town. You can also refer to your parents as your folks, or use it as an informal, friendly form of address: "Hi, folks! I'll be your waiter today." The Old English root is folc, "common people, nation, or troop."

WORD FAMILY

folk: folks+/folks: folkses, folksy/folksy: folksier, folksiest, folksily

USAGE EXAMPLES

A special thanks to the folks in the reservations department at the Trump International Hotel here who helped us rent this ballroom on last-minute notice.

New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)

“I’ve seen what happens when folks decide they want to do something. It gets done,” Jones said.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

At this time of year, many mathematically curious folk spend time looking for satisfying number patterns like this one involving the new date.

The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017)

1n people in general (often used in the plural)

they're just country folk
folks around here drink moonshine

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

common people, folks

country people, countryfolk

people raised in or living in a rural environment; rustics

gentlefolk

people of good family and breeding and high social status

grass roots

the common people at a local level (as distinguished from the centers of political activity)

home folk

folks from your own home town

rabble, ragtag, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff

disparaging terms for the common people

scum, trash

worthless people

people

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

2n a social division of (usually preliterate) people

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

tribe

phyle

a tribe of ancient Athenians

social group

people sharing some social relation

3n people descended from a common ancestor

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

family, family line, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept

people

members of a family line

homefolk

the people of your home locality (especially your own family)

house

aristocratic family line

dynasty

a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

gens, name

family based on male descent

royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty

royal persons collectively

Bourbon, Bourbon dynasty

a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily

Capetian dynasty

a Frankish dynasty founded by Hugh Capet that ruled from 987 to 1328

Carlovingian dynasty, Carolingian dynasty

a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that ruled from 751 to 987

Flavian dynasty

a dynasty of Roman Emperors from 69 to 96 including Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian

Han, Han dynasty

imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization

Hanover, Hanoverian line, House of Hanover

the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)

Habsburg, Hapsburg

a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806

Hohenzollern

a German noble family that ruled Brandenburg and Prussia

House of Lancaster, Lancaster, Lancastrian line

the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose

Liao, Liao dynasty

the dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125

Merovingian, Merovingian dynasty

a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul and Germany from about 500 to 750

Ming, Ming dynasty

the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644

Ottoman, Ottoman dynasty

the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I

Plantagenet, Plantagenet line

the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485

Ptolemaic dynasty, Ptolemy

an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra

Ch'in, Ch'in dynasty, Qin, Qin dynasty

the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall

Ch'ing, Ch'ing dynasty, Manchu, Manchu dynasty, Qing, Qing dynasty

the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu

Romanoff, Romanov

the Russian imperial line that ruled from 1613 to 1917

Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

the name of the royal family that ruled Great Britain from 1901-1917; the name was changed to Windsor in 1917 in response to anti-German feelings in World War I

Seljuk

any one of the Turkish dynasties that ruled Asia Minor from the 11th to the 13th centuries; they successfully invaded Byzantium and defended the Holy Land against Crusaders

Shang, Shang dynasty

the imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries BC

Stuart

the royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371-1714 and ruled England from 1603 to 1649 and again from 1660 to 1714

Song, Song dynasty, Sung, Sung dynasty

the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy

Tang, Tang dynasty

the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907

House of Tudor, Tudor

an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)

Omayyad, Ommiad, Umayyad

the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus

Valois

French royal house from 1328 to 1589

Wei, Wei dynasty

any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556

House of Windsor, Windsor

the British royal family since 1917

House of York, York

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

Mongol dynasty, Yuan, Yuan dynasty

the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368

Chou, Chou dynasty, Chow, Chow dynasty, Zhou, Zhou dynasty

the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism

Medici

aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century

ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock

the descendants of one individual

4n the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

ethnic music, folk music

folk ballad, folk song, folksong

a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture

schottische

music performed for dancing the schottische

C and W, country and western, country music

a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments

gospel, gospel singing

folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)

square-dance music

music performed for square dancing

blues

a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes

fado

a sad Portuguese folksong

doo-wop

a genre (usually a cappella) of Black vocal-harmony music of the 1950s that evolved in New York City from gospel singing; characterized by close four-part harmonies; the name derived from some of the nonsense syllables sung by the backup

soul

a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s

bluegrass

a type of country music played at a rapid tempo on banjos and guitars

hillbilly music

country music originating in mountainous regions of southern United States

zydeco

music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues

popular music, popular music genre

any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)

单词	folk
释义	folk (once / 94 pages) n Folk are regular people. Country folk can be suspicious of fancy city people, while city folk tend to act a little snobby toward country dwellers. The plural form of this word, folks, is often used for groups of ordinary people. You could say that folks in New York seem more accepting of your eccentricities than the folks back home in your small town. You can also refer to your parents as your folks, or use it as an informal, friendly form of address: "Hi, folks! I'll be your waiter today." The Old English root is folc, "common people, nation, or troop." WORD FAMILY folk: folks+/folks: folkses, folksy/folksy: folksier, folksiest, folksily USAGE EXAMPLES A special thanks to the folks in the reservations department at the Trump International Hotel here who helped us rent this ballroom on last-minute notice. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) “I’ve seen what happens when folks decide they want to do something. It gets done,” Jones said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) At this time of year, many mathematically curious folk spend time looking for satisfying number patterns like this one involving the new date. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1n people in general (often used in the plural) they're just country folk folks around here drink moonshine Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper common people, folks country people, countryfolk people raised in or living in a rural environment; rustics gentlefolk people of good family and breeding and high social status grass roots the common people at a local level (as distinguished from the centers of political activity) home folk folks from your own home town rabble, ragtag, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff disparaging terms for the common people scum, trash worthless people people (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively 2n a social division of (usually preliterate) people Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper tribe phyle a tribe of ancient Athenians social group people sharing some social relation 3n people descended from a common ancestor Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper family, family line, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept people members of a family line homefolk the people of your home locality (especially your own family) house aristocratic family line dynasty a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family gens, name family based on male descent royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty royal persons collectively Bourbon, Bourbon dynasty a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily Capetian dynasty a Frankish dynasty founded by Hugh Capet that ruled from 987 to 1328 Carlovingian dynasty, Carolingian dynasty a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that ruled from 751 to 987 Flavian dynasty a dynasty of Roman Emperors from 69 to 96 including Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian Han, Han dynasty imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization Hanover, Hanoverian line, House of Hanover the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria) Habsburg, Hapsburg a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806 Hohenzollern a German noble family that ruled Brandenburg and Prussia House of Lancaster, Lancaster, Lancastrian line the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose Liao, Liao dynasty the dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125 Merovingian, Merovingian dynasty a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul and Germany from about 500 to 750 Ming, Ming dynasty the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 Ottoman, Ottoman dynasty the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I Plantagenet, Plantagenet line the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485 Ptolemaic dynasty, Ptolemy an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra Ch'in, Ch'in dynasty, Qin, Qin dynasty the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall Ch'ing, Ch'ing dynasty, Manchu, Manchu dynasty, Qing, Qing dynasty the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu Romanoff, Romanov the Russian imperial line that ruled from 1613 to 1917 Saxe-Coburg-Gotha the name of the royal family that ruled Great Britain from 1901-1917; the name was changed to Windsor in 1917 in response to anti-German feelings in World War I Seljuk any one of the Turkish dynasties that ruled Asia Minor from the 11th to the 13th centuries; they successfully invaded Byzantium and defended the Holy Land against Crusaders Shang, Shang dynasty the imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries BC Stuart the royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371-1714 and ruled England from 1603 to 1649 and again from 1660 to 1714 Song, Song dynasty, Sung, Sung dynasty the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy Tang, Tang dynasty the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907 House of Tudor, Tudor an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603) Omayyad, Ommiad, Umayyad the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus Valois French royal house from 1328 to 1589 Wei, Wei dynasty any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556 House of Windsor, Windsor the British royal family since 1917 House of York, York the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose Mongol dynasty, Yuan, Yuan dynasty the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368 Chou, Chou dynasty, Chow, Chow dynasty, Zhou, Zhou dynasty the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism Medici aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock the descendants of one individual 4n the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper ethnic music, folk music folk ballad, folk song, folksong a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture schottische music performed for dancing the schottische C and W, country and western, country music a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments gospel, gospel singing folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul) square-dance music music performed for square dancing blues a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes fado a sad Portuguese folksong doo-wop a genre (usually a cappella) of Black vocal-harmony music of the 1950s that evolved in New York City from gospel singing; characterized by close four-part harmonies; the name derived from some of the nonsense syllables sung by the backup soul a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s bluegrass a type of country music played at a rapid tempo on banjos and guitars hillbilly music country music originating in mountainous regions of southern United States zydeco music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues popular music, popular music genre any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)
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