folksy
英['fəʊksi] 美['foʊksi]
"cracker-barrel philosophy"
"folksy humor"
"the air of homespun country boys"
"a folksy radio commentator"
"a folksy style"
1.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 usefolksy to show disapproval of something because it seems unsophisticated.
e.g. ...folksy country furniture.
朴素的乡村风味的家具
2.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.
e.g. ...an elderly,folksy postman.
为人随和的老邮递员
1. 和气的：folksay 俗话 |folksy 和气的 | folktale 民间故事
2. 有民间风味的：feedback 反馈 |folksy 有民间风味的 | formula 公式
3.
3. 和气的/有民间风味的：folkstyle /民族款式/ |folksy /和气的/有民间风味的/ | folktale /民间故事/
4. 友好地;坦率的：mansion 大厦 |folksy 友好地;坦率的 | on the run 奔逃;忙个不停
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。
a folksy ballad
有民间风味的歌谣
...folksy country furniture.
朴素的乡村风味的家具
...an elderly, folksy postman.
为人随和的老邮递员
His folksy manner has endeared him to his neighbors.
他平易近人的态度使他受到邻居们的喜爱.
He was a folksy aged man, who had studied in Czechoslovakia once.
那是位待人和气的中年人, 留学捷克斯洛伐克.
But aides say his folksy style endear him to Middle America.
但布什的助手们称,他那自然无拘束的风格倒是深受美国中产阶级的喜爱.
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.
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.
His speeches are folksy and witty.
他说话既随和又风趣.
You see, he didn't offer a lot of folksy anecdotes.
你瞧, 总统提不出来多少好的消息来.
Her parents, if not downright folksy , were hardly highfalutin.
她的父母, 说不上十分随和, 但也不傲慢.
His folksy, direct style, uncomplicated..values, and support for social legislation..resonated with the Okies.
出自：D. Morgan