gentleman farmer

gentleman farmer

美 　英

• na.乡绅
• 网络从事农业的贵族；佃农；绅士农夫

英汉解释

na.	1. 乡绅,从事农业的贵族

英英解释

n.	1. a farmer with an independent source of income who farms for pleasure rather than for money 2. a man who owns a farm but employs a manager and staff to work it 3. a rich man who has a farm on his land but who does not need it for his main income

例句

So it was lucky for the U. S. that George Washington spent so little time as a gentleman farmer.

所以，乔治.华盛顿只花少许时光在当谦和农夫之上，真是美国人的幸运。

Its owner, Mr Pilkington, was an easy-going gentleman-farmer who spent most of his time in fishing or hunting according to the season.

庄园主皮尔金顿先生是一个随和的乡绅，根据季节的不同，他把大量的时间花在钓鱼和打猎上。

After the Revolutionary War, George Washington more than anything, hoped to live as a gentleman farmer in Virginia.

在独立战争之后，乔治.华盛顿最想作的事情就是到弗吉尼亚州当个谦和的农夫。

His time was brief as a gentleman farmer. But he did leave an astounding mark on American history and culture.

虽然他当谦和农夫的时光相当短暂，但是他却在美国历史与文化上留下了一个令人赞叹的标记。

So now, in process of becoming gentleman farmer, he was specializing at various farms.

所以现在，他在成为乡绅的过程中，对各种农场进行专门研究。