名詞 folk:

1. people in general (often used in the plural)
   同義詞：folks, common people
2. a social division of (usually preliterate) people
   同義詞：tribe
3. people descended from a common ancestor
   同義詞：family, family line, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry
4. the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
   同義詞：folk music, ethnic music

1. He arranged many traditional folk songs (for the piano).
   他(為鋼琴演奏)改編了很多傳統(tǒng)民歌。
2. Folk music has been passed down from one generation to another.
   民間音樂是一代一代地流傳下來的。
3. They are just simple country folk.
   他們只不過是普通的村民。
4. He is a very popular folk singer.
   他是一位很受歡迎的民歌手。
5. I'd like you to meet my folks.
   我想要你見見我的父母。

folk

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 folk 或 folks

The common people of a society or region considered as the representatives of a traditional way of life and especially as the originators or carriers of the customs, beliefs, and arts that make up a distinctive culture:
民間：一個社會或地區(qū)被看作是傳統(tǒng)生活方式代表的普通人們，尤其是作為組成特色文化的風俗、信仰、藝術(shù)的發(fā)源者和傳播者：
例句：
a leader who came from the folk.
出身于民間的領(lǐng)袖

Archaic A nation; a people.
【古語】 國家；民族
folks Informal People in general:
folks 【非正式用語】 人們：作為整體的人：
例句：
Folks around here will always lend a hand if you need it.
如果你需要，這周圍的人通常會幫一把

Often folks People of a specified group or kind:
常作 folks 特定的人群：特定群體或種類的人：
例句：
city folks; rich folk.
城市人；富人

folks Informal
folks 【非正式用語】
The members of one`s family or childhood household; one`s relatives.
親屬：某家庭或童年家庭的成員；某人的親屬
One`s parents:
父母：
例句：
My folks are always forgetting my allowance.
我的父母經(jīng)常忘記我的零用錢

adj.（形容詞）
Of, occurring in, or originating among the common people:
民間的：具有、出現(xiàn)在或起源于民間的：
例句：
folk culture; a folk hero.
民間文化；民族英雄

<習慣用語>just folks【非正式用語】
Down-to-earth, open-hearted.
切實的，坦率的
來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English folc * see pel…-
源自 古英語 folc *參見 pel…-