| 单词 | folksy |
| 释义 | folksy (once / 13296 pages) adj Something folksy is down-to-earth and comfortable. An airline pilot's folksy voice can be calming to nervous passengers. A folksy restaurant is a modest, familiar kind of place to eat, where the food is plain and you don't need a reservation. A roots or country music group might strive for a folksy look and sound, and a folksy letter has an informal style and colloquial, everyday language. The word folksy was born in the United States in the 1850s, from folk, or "common people." WORD FAMILYfolksy: folksier, folksiest, folksily+/folk: folks/folks: folkses, folksy USAGE EXAMPLESThe folksy, loquacious coach seems every bit as hungry as his players. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) Ms. Peelle entertains in the novel in a folksy way that might lapse more frequently into hokey in a less confident writer’s hands. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Mr. Pepper sometimes used his folksy demeanor to his advantage, Chapman said. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj very informal and familiar a folksy radio commentator a folksy style Syn informal not formal 2adj characteristic of country life folksy humor Syn cracker-barrel, homespun rural living in or characteristic of farming or country life |
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