Menfolk means the men of a family, a village, or some other group, spoken of together as a bunch. It has a homely, slightly old flavour — the sort of word you hear in country stories, older speech, or a gently teasing remark: the menfolk were out in the fields.

MenfolkMenfolk means the men of a family, a village, or some other group指的是一個家庭、一個村子，或其他群體裡的男人們, spoken of together as a bunch把他們當作一整群來說。It has a homely, slightly old flavour它帶著一種家常、有點老派的味道——the sort of word you hear in country stories, older speech, or a gently teasing remark是那種你會在鄉村故事、比較老一輩的說法，或帶點戲謔的話裡聽到的字: 'the menfolk were out in the fields'（男人們都在田裡）。

Younger city English does not use it much; people just say the men or the guys. There is a matching word womenfolk.

Younger city English does not use it much比較年輕的都市英語不太用這個字; people just say人們就直接說 the men or the guysthe men或the guys。There is a matching word有一個對應的字 womenfolkwomenfolk。

It is not a rude word, but it does treat men as one block, so it can sound dated, and sometimes a bit stereotyped, as if 'the men' all do one thing and 'the women' another. You will mostly meet it in novels, family talk from older speakers, or historical writing, not in school science or news English.

It is not a rude word這不是個粗俗的字, but it does treat men as one block但它把男人當成一整塊來看, so it can sound dated所以聽起來可能有點過時, and sometimes a bit stereotyped有時候也有點刻板, as if 'the men' all do one thing and 'the women' another好像「男人」都做同一件事，「女人」都做另一件事。You will mostly meet it你多半會看到它 in novels, family talk from older speakers, or historical writing在小說、老一輩的家常話，或歷史類的寫作裡, not in school science or news English不會出現在學校的科學課或新聞英語裡。