"persons," Middle English, plural of folk (n.). Colloquial sense of "people of one's family" is from 1715. In Old English in plural use it meant only "peoples, nations."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. This is it, folks: the best record guide in the business.
就是這個(gè)，伙計(jì)們，業(yè)內(nèi)最好的唱片指南。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. I can't understand why folks complain about false teeth.
我就不明白，人們?yōu)槭裁蠢鲜潜г辜傺赖膯?wèn)題。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. "None of them are very nice folks." — "Tell me more."
“他們都不是好人.”——“說(shuō)具體點(diǎn).”
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. These folks clearly take this ballroom thing very seriously.