Womenfolk means the women of a particular family, village, or community, spoken of together — "the men went out to fish while the womenfolk stayed behind", "he sent money home to his womenfolk". It is always plural and takes a plural verb; there is no "a womenfolk".

Womenfolk meanswomenfolk的意思是 the women of a particular family, village, or community某個家庭、村子或社群裡的女性，spoken of together統稱在一起講——the men went out to fish while the womenfolk stayed behind「男人們出海捕魚，女眷們則留在家裡」、he sent money home to his womenfolk「他把錢寄回家給他的女眷們」。It is always plural and takes a plural verb它永遠是複數，動詞也要用複數；there is no a womenfolk沒有「a womenfolk」這種說法

Two things give the word its flavour. First, it is old-fashioned and rural, the language of farming villages and of stories set in the past, so a modern office worker would never use it about colleagues.

Two things兩件事 give the word its flavour讓這個字帶有它特有的味道。First第一，it is old-fashioned and rural這是個老派、鄉土的字，the language of farming villages and of stories set in the past是農村和過去年代故事裡的語言，so a modern office worker would never use it about colleagues所以現代上班族絕不會拿它形容同事

Second, and more importantly, it usually looks at the women from the men's side — "his womenfolk" means the women belonging to his household. That possessive feeling is why the word can sound uncomfortable today; it quietly treats women as part of a man's world.

Second, and more importantly第二、更重要的是，it usually looks at the women from the men's side它通常是從男人的角度在看這些女性——his womenfolk「his womenfolk他的女眷」 means the women belonging to his household指的是屬於他家裡的女性。That possessive feeling這種屬於誰的感覺 is why the word can sound uncomfortable today是這個字現在聽起來會不舒服的原因；it quietly treats women as part of a man's world它悄悄把女性當成男人世界的一部分

It pairs with menfolk, and modern speakers use both mainly for humour or a deliberate old-time tone. Note the difference from womankind, which means all women everywhere: womenfolk is a local group you can point to.

It pairs with menfolk它會跟menfolk（男眷）成對出現，and modern speakers use both mainly for humour or a deliberate old-time tone現代人用這兩個字大多是為了搞笑或刻意營造舊時代的味道。Note the difference from womankind要注意它跟womankind不同，which means all women everywhere womankind指的是全世界所有女性：womenfolk is a local group you can point to womenfolk則是你可以具體指出來的一群人