folks

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /fəʊks/    美 /foʊks/|/foʊlks/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents plural,plural-only
    — My folks visit us at Christmas.
  2. plural of folk form-of,plural
  3. Late 19th and early 20th century migrants to California from Iowa and other parts of the Midwestern United States. California,plural,plural-only
    — McPherson's healing ministry, in fact. was at the core of her success, since so many of the Folks had come to Southern California in late middle or old age in the hope of regaining lost health.
  4. People in general; everybody or anybody. US,plural,plural-only
    — Lots of folks like to travel during the holidays.
  5. The police. Louisiana,Southern,US,plural,plural-only

词汇关系

衍生词
congressfolks folksy gentlefolks grandfolks ladyfolks menfolks old folks showfolks

词源

Coined by California historian Kevin Starr.
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