Folk.[usage-folk]

Folk. 一个集合名词,等同于people。只使用单数形式。Folks表示"父母"、"家人"、"在场的人"时,属于口语,对正式写作来说也过于随便。

  • 误:Her folks arrived by the afternoon train.
  • 正:Her father and mother arrived by the afternoon train.