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词汇 example_english_folk-wisdom
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folk wisdom

collocation in English

meanings of folkand wisdom


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folk
noun
uk /fəʊk/ us /foʊk/
mainly UK
people, especially those of a particular group ...
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wisdom
noun[U]
uk /ˈwɪz.dəm/ us /ˈwɪz.dəm/
the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions ...
See more at wisdom


Examples of folk wisdom


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But instead there grew up a sort of historians' folkwisdom about what "identity" and "national identity" are.
If one could sketch a pastiche of that historians' folkwisdom, it might look something like this.
This is a common folkwisdom, which speaks in the language of undergoing suffering in the present to be rewarded in the future.
Unarticulated folkwisdom can supply what conscious deliberation (certainly conscious deliberation by an elite) cannot.
The genre calls attention to itself as a type of casual and informal folkwisdom.
Some of the historian's folkwisdom has enough of an aura of social-scientific authority for us to take it on trust.
Appearances (and folkwisdom) notwithstanding, conscious intentions are never implicated in the production of behavior.
There is an anecdotal, folkwisdom idea that males are less mature than females.
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That piece of folkwisdom is much more widely appreciated in developing countries than perhaps was the case a few years ago.
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We are not brought up with it; there is no folkwisdom to guide us.
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They purvey a pithy folkwisdom that triumphs over all trials and tribulations.
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This refers to a clich that is a commonly used phrase, or folkwisdom, sometimes used to quell cognitive dissonance.
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These treasure houses of folkwisdom are declining and are feared to vanish with the passage of time.
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The essential idea here is intuitive and probably qualifies as folkwisdom.
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For example, in both economics and in folkwisdom, the value of something seems to rise so long as it is relatively scarce.
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It is a collection of rhyming aphorisms in 53 thematic divisions and about 4,700 verses which encapsulate the folkwisdom and experience of the period.
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Folkwisdom (and some early investigators) maintained that pica reflected an appetite to compensate for nutritional deficiencies, such as low iron or zinc.
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The content of the songs mainly reflect emperor praise, state praise, religious customs, philosophical teachings and folkwisdom.
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Folkwisdom suggests a child brings partners closer; research has found couples actually become less satisfied after the birth of the first child.
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He was portrayed as a selfish, well-dressed attorney who repeatedly claimed to be a simple-minded caveman, and would employ simple folkwisdom to win his cases.
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