folklore

/ˈfəʊk.lɔː/

Meanings

noun

民间传说，民俗。

The tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population.

Examples :

"Our local folklore tells stories about the friendly giant who lives in the mountains. "

我们当地的民间传说讲述了住在山里的友善巨人的故事。

Related Words

about adjective

/əˈbɛʊt/ /əˈbaʊt/ /əˈbʌʊt/

活动的，走动的。

"After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again."

在和吉兰-巴雷综合征搏斗之后，我花了六个月的时间才能再次恢复活动，到处走动。

friendly noun

/ˈfɹɛndli/

友谊赛，友谊赛性质的比赛

"The teacher organized a friendly game of basketball after school. "

放学后，老师组织了一场篮球友谊赛。

tells noun

/tɛlz/

马脚, 破绽

"During the job interview, his nervous fidgeting and constant throat-clearing were tells that he was probably exaggerating his previous experience. "

在面试过程中，他紧张地 fidget，还不停地清嗓子，这些马脚表明他可能在夸大以前的工作经验。

particular noun

/pəˈtɪkjələ/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚ/

细节，要点

"The teacher pointed out a particular detail in the math problem that several students missed. "

老师指出了这道数学题里一个特别的细节，很多学生都忽略了。

legends noun

/ˈlɛdʒəndz/

传说，传奇故事。

"The history book said the stories about the king's magical sword are just legends, not proven facts. "

那本历史书上说，关于国王那把魔法剑的故事都只是传说，并非确凿的事实。

mountains noun

/ˈmaʊntn̩z/

山，山脉

"We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains."

我们周末去山里徒步旅行了。

local noun

/ˈləʊkl̩/ /ˈloʊkl̩/

当地人，本地人

"The local is helping organize the school fundraiser. "

那个本地人正在帮忙组织学校的募捐活动。

ethnic noun

/ˈɛθ.nɪk/

少数族裔，外族人

"The new ethnic student in our class shared stories about her family's traditions. "

班里新来的少数族裔学生分享了她家里的传统故事。

superstitions noun

/ˌsupərˈstɪʃənz/

迷信，盲信.

"My grandmother has many superstitions about good luck, like always wearing a specific red scarf on Tuesdays. "

我奶奶有很多迷信的说法，关于带来好运的，比如她总是星期二戴一条特定的红围巾。

tales noun

/teɪlz/ /ˈteɪliːz/

钱，两，银子

"The jeweler carefully weighed the gold, noting it came to five tales, about 200 grams. "

这位珠宝商仔细称量了黄金，注意到有五两重，大约200克。

population noun

/ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən/ /pɒpjuːˈleɪʃən/

人口， население。

"The population of New Jersey will not stand for this!"

新泽西州的人民绝不会容忍这件事！

stories noun

/ˈstɔːriz/ /ˈstoʊriz/

楼层, 楼。

"The new apartment building has twenty stories. "

这栋新公寓楼有二十层。