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.
双语例句
1. Mr Farmer and Mrs Jones both admitted conspiring to murder her husband.
法默先生和琼斯太太都承认密谋杀死了琼斯先生。
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2. A farmer is entitled to a certain particularized tax treatment.
农民能够得到某种具体的税收待遇。
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3. Lambing is the climax of the sheep farmer's year.
一年之中，产羔期最令羊农高兴。
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4. This recipe was given to me years ago by a farmer's wife.
这份食谱是一位农民的妻子几年前给我的。
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5. At first glance, organic farming looks much more expensive for the farmer.