/?men.fo?k/the men in afamilyorsociety（整个家庭或社会中的）男子们，男人们(Definition ofmenfolkfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmenfolk
menfolkI did not without reason regard the grave gifts of men as products of exchange contacts and those of women as gifts frommenfolk.From theCambridge English CorpusOn the other hand, the status of these women was enhanced by the absence of theirmenfolk.From theCambridge English CorpusWomen entered war service for various reasons, including those traditionally proffered - patriotism, devotion tomenfolk.From theCambridge English CorpusThey made their own representation to minor government o-cials when necessary, and regularly represented the family in the absence of theirmenfolk.From theCambridge English CorpusWomen could attain greater control over their own lives and power in their households and communities if theirmenfolkwere absent.From theCambridge English CorpusCake, but no singing, in the menfolk's absence (and presumed or feigned ignorance) was a reasoned and negotiated compromise.From theCambridge English CorpusVickery touches upon this status ambivalence for themenfolkof these women, but perhaps insufficiently to anchor her revision of female inclusion in a wholly coherent cultural landscape.From theCambridge English CorpusThose who hadmenfolk' in business ', or who had social or political aspirations themselves (or whose families did), worked to achieve the right blend of society and politics.From theCambridge English CorpusAnd when she will have to render the account of her deeds, she cannot attribute her beliefs and deeds to hermenfolkin order to get herself exculpated.From theCambridge English CorpusI am told that a number of relatives still do not know where theirmenfolkare being detained.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0What is more important is that the miners' wives, who are bearing the brunt of the overtime ban, are resolutely behind theirmenfolk.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0Dependants, wives and families, must be allowed to join theirmenfolk.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0By simply keeping the home fires burning, they give theirmenfolkin the field an important morale boost.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0Themenfolkworked for the local authority refuse collection department.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0It is made difficult or impossible for women settled here to be joined by theirmenfolk.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/menfolk##
