词汇 | just folks |
释义 | just folksKind and down-to-earth. They live in a huge mansion, so I really doubt they're just folks, even though they'd like us to believe that they are. just folksFriendly, unpretentious. For example, Politicians meeting the public like to pretend they are just folks, but that's not always true . [First half of 1900s] just folksInformal Down-to-earth, open-hearted. just folksOrdinary people; unpretentious, down-to-earth individuals. This term has been around since about 1900. Zona Gale used it in Friendship Village (1908): “I see ’em all comin’ from the funeral . . . neighbors an’ friends an’ just folks.” See also man in the street. |
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