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词汇 folk wisdom
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Definition of folk wisdom in English:

folk wisdom

noun
mass noun
  • The body of knowledge and experience that originates from the beliefs and opinions of ordinary people.

    folk wisdom has ascribed the problem to children sleeping too deeply
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Even in the 21st century, patients still confront the age-old folk wisdom that illness is a punishment for moral failure.
    • He's just reflecting the folk wisdom prevalent in the valley.
    • Her granddaughters reinterpret her tales, finding in the folk wisdom of the Italian past all the energies of self-invention for the future.
    • Little of the folk wisdom drew on the findings of research or had undergone scholarly testing.
    • The writer took a direct shot at folk wisdom.
    • Attitudes towards danger embody a kind of folk wisdom which can be more stable than ever-changing scientific views.
    • His system of mind control was to create a book combining folk wisdom with propaganda.
    • What he sees is a consistent effort to integrate feminist ideology with folk wisdom.
    • The word 'spirit' resonates with enough folk wisdom to steer interpretation in a particular direction.
    • The wisdom of the people—folk wisdom, for example—has amassed a great wealth of empirical discovery connected with healing.
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