townsfolk

词根词缀:

后缀
-folk 表名词,“由人组成的群体”

countryfolk n. 乡下人

country 农村 + folk 由人组成的群体 → 乡下人

kinsfolk n. 亲属

kin 亲戚 + folk 由人组成的群体 → 亲属

menfolk n. 男人们

men 男人 + folk 由人组成的群体 → 男人们

townsfolk n. 城镇的居民

town 城镇 + folk 由人组成的群体 → 城镇的居民

womenfolk n. 社区的妇女

women 女人 + folk 由人组成的群体 → 社区的妇女

数据来源:新东方英语词汇速记大全

相关例句:

It may be said that the conflict between Confucian thoughts and townsfolk consciousness had accompanied his entire life, and his fate was covered by a thick tragic color.

可以说,儒家思想与市民意识的激烈冲突陪伴其一生,其命运也被涂上了一层浓重的悲剧性色彩。

After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, with the continued popularity of foreign musical instruments and the rise of townsfolk music, panpipe began to decline, so the panpipe in Sui and Tang Dynasties in ancient China is the last peak.

隋唐之后,随着外来乐器的不断深入人心以及市民阶层音乐的兴起,排箫开始逐渐走下坡路,因此隋唐时期是中国古代排箫的最后一个顶峰。

As a boy, he toiled on his father's farm, but he felt a much deeper connection with the mustangs that would graze in the distant fields than with the townsfolk who would visit.

孩提时,他就一直在父亲的农场里辛苦工作,尽管村民不时来访,他却与在远处田野里吃草的野马更为亲近。

Halberd Militia are townsfolk who have been levied into militia, a type of home guard, to defend and guard their settlement.

长戟民兵是被征召到民兵里的市镇居民,作为本地警卫警戒和保护他们的家园。

Overcome by grief and dementia, Leoric had many of the townsfolk executed for the crime of high treason.

被丧子之痛与痴呆癫狂压倒,雷欧瑞克以叛国罪处死了许多村民。

Townsfolk lined the pavements in silence, in places three or four deep.

乡亲们三三两两地默哀地沿着人行道走着。