folksy

英 [ˈfəʊksi]

美 [ˈfoʊksi]

adj.  淳朴友好自然的; 朴实热情随意的; 有民间传统的; 有民间风味的; 土里土气的

比较级：folksier　

BNC.34917 / COCA.20899

牛津词典

adj.

• 淳朴友好自然的；朴实热情随意的
  simple, friendly and informal
  1. They wanted the store to have a folksy small-town image.
     他们希望这家商店具有小城镇那种朴实热情的形象。
• 有民间传统的；有民间风味的；土里土气的
  done or made in a traditional style that is typical of simple customs in the past
  1. a folksy ballad
     有民间风味的歌谣

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 朴素的;有民间风格的;土里土气的
  If you describe something asfolksy, you mean that it is simple and has a style characteristic of folk craft and tradition. You sometimes usefolksyto show disapproval of something because it seems unsophisticated.
  1. ...folksy country furniture.
     朴素的乡村风味的家具
• ADJ-GRADED 友好的;随意的;和气的
  If you describe someone asfolksy, you mean that they are friendly and informal in their behaviour.
  1. ...an elderly, folksy postman.
     为人随和的老邮递员

英英释义

adj

• very informal and familiar
  1. a folksy radio commentator
  2. a folksy style
• characteristic of country life
  1. cracker-barrel philosophy
  2. folksy humor
  3. the air of homespun country boys
  Synonym:cracker-barrelhomespun

双语例句

• Chicken Symbol Meanings in the Folksy Culture
  鸡在民间文化中的象征意义
• But its folksy style-with jokes about raccoon hunting-may bemuse international readers.
  但其不拘一格的风格书中提到了捉浣熊的笑话或许会令海外读者一头雾水。
• Jokes like that are part of my folksy charm.
  那样的笑话是我草根性魅力的一部分。
• Folksy musical composition Scented tea has certain kinds of national aromatics. It is rich in perfume of different kinds of flowers.
  有民间风味的音乐作品香茶具有民族香味，洋溢着各种花香的气味。
• Revenge: The folksy bit of wisdom that declares "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" probably had its origin in a broken marriage resulting from a husband's infidelity.
  寻求报复：古语说“地狱里的烈火抵不上受到愚弄的女人的怒火”，此语或许来源于丈夫不忠而使婚姻破裂。
• Some people have planted sunflowers, for a folksy but dramatic effect.
  一些人还种上了向日葵，平淡的但给人以戏剧般的梦幻效果。
• He describes his former boss as a long-term strategic thinker and as "folksy".
  他称自己的前老板有长期战略眼光，而且很友善。
• That's more than a folksy aphorism when it comes to infectious diseases.
  对于传染疾病而言，这句格言可就不仅仅是一句民间习语了。
• Topeka Talk, similarly, is an instant messaging product, not, say, a folksy midwestern morning show.
  托皮卡讲座，同样是一个即时通讯产品，而不是，比如说，一个平易近人中西部早间节目。
• Jack and Suzie Welch, the king and queen among purveyors of management wisdom, have been offering the newly unemployed a strong brew of folksy emotion and empty urgency.
  管理智慧教皇皇后杰克韦尔奇（jackwelch）和苏西韦尔奇（suziewelch）一直在给刚失业的人造成一种既平易近人的情绪、又让人觉得空落落的紧张感。