We all know fresh is best
when it comes to food. However, most produce at the store went through weeks of
travel and covered hundreds of miles before reaching the table. While farmer’s markets are a solid choice to reduce the journey, Babylon
Micro-Farm (BMF) shortens it even more.
这是 2024 年新高考全国卷2阅读理解 C 的一段话。请问 farmer’s markets 中的 farmer’s 用得对吗?为什么不是 farmers’ markets 吗?
farmer’s markets 和 farmers’ markets 这两种说法都可以,但以farmers’ markets 为普通。事实上,许多英语词典都收录了 farmers’ markets 这一词条:
不过,用 farmer’s markets 也不算错,只是不如 farmer’s markets 普通。如下面的截图来自《朗文英语写作词典》:
下面的截图来自陆谷孙的《英汉大词典》:
另外,我查了一下该材料的原文出处,原文就是用的farmer’s markets: