late 14c., "one who collects taxes, etc.," from Anglo-French fermer, Old French fermier "lease-holder," from Medieval Latin firmarius, from firma "fixed payment" (see farm (n.)). In the agricultural sense, 1590s, replacing native churl and husbandman.
雙語例句
1. Mr Farmer and Mrs Jones both admitted conspiring to murder her husband.
法默先生和瓊斯太太都承認(rèn)密謀殺死了瓊斯先生。
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2. A farmer is entitled to a certain particularized tax treatment.
農(nóng)民能夠得到某種具體的稅收待遇。
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3. Lambing is the climax of the sheep farmer's year.
一年之中，產(chǎn)羔期最令羊農(nóng)高興。
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4. This recipe was given to me years ago by a farmer's wife.
這份食譜是一位農(nóng)民的妻子幾年前給我的。
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5. At first glance, organic farming looks much more expensive for the farmer.