单词 | folk |
释义 | folk n. (pl. folk or folks)   1. (treated as pl.) people in general or of a specified class (few folk about; townsfolk).   2. (in pl.) (usu. folks) one's parents or relatives.   3. (treated as sing.) a people.   4. (treated as sing.) colloq. traditional music.   5. (attrib.) of popular origin; traditional (folk art). Phrases and idioms folk-dance   1. a dance of popular origin.   2. the music for such a dance. folk etymology a popular modifying of the form of a word or phrase to make it seem to be derived from a more familiar word (e.g. forlorn hope). folk memory recollection of the past persisting among a people. folk-singer a singer of folk-songs. folk-song a song of popular or traditional origin or style. folk-tale a popular or traditional story. folk-ways the traditional behaviour of a people. Etymology: OE folc f. Gmc |
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