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

Stories, customs, and beliefs that are passed from one generation to the next are called folklore. According to folklore, you shouldn't take rocks from the volcanoes in Hawaii because Pele, the volcano goddess, will be angry and curse you.

Folklore is a combination of the words folk and lore which dates from 1846. The former refers to a community of people, and the latter comes from the Old English lar, meaning learning or knowledge. Folk, in this sense, is also used in terms like folk music, folk dance, and folktale. Although traditionally folklore is passed along by word of mouth, in the modern era much folklore is being collected on the Internet.

WORD FAMILY

folklore: folklores

USAGE EXAMPLES

A first book often ends childhood: Prikryl’s gorgeous, elegiac work borrows from folklore its bright aesthetic and swift, severe logic of causation.

The New Yorker(Dec 19, 2016)

Mikkelson’s pursuit of investigating and sometimes disproving stories submitted by Internet users began with an interest in folklore and the psychology of hoaxes.

Salon(Dec 17, 2016)

Now it sat on a flatbed truck, accompanied by a hint of folklore.

Washington Times(Dec 09, 2016)

n the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture

Hyper

lore, traditional knowledge

knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote

单词	folklore
释义	folklore (once / 4181 pages) n Stories, customs, and beliefs that are passed from one generation to the next are called folklore. According to folklore, you shouldn't take rocks from the volcanoes in Hawaii because Pele, the volcano goddess, will be angry and curse you. Folklore is a combination of the words folk and lore which dates from 1846. The former refers to a community of people, and the latter comes from the Old English lar, meaning learning or knowledge. Folk, in this sense, is also used in terms like folk music, folk dance, and folktale. Although traditionally folklore is passed along by word of mouth, in the modern era much folklore is being collected on the Internet. WORD FAMILY folklore: folklores USAGE EXAMPLES A first book often ends childhood: Prikryl’s gorgeous, elegiac work borrows from folklore its bright aesthetic and swift, severe logic of causation. The New Yorker(Dec 19, 2016) Mikkelson’s pursuit of investigating and sometimes disproving stories submitted by Internet users began with an interest in folklore and the psychology of hoaxes. Salon(Dec 17, 2016) Now it sat on a flatbed truck, accompanied by a hint of folklore. Washington Times(Dec 09, 2016) n the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture Hyper lore, traditional knowledge knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
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