• n. 轻巡洋舰；轻武装快舰
• n. (Corvette)人名；(法)科尔韦特

可能来自拉丁词corbis, 篮子，来自PIE*sker, 转，编织，词源同crown, cradle. -ette, 小词后缀。词义由篮子引申为船，最后指战舰，小型护卫舰。

corvette (n.)

1630s, also corvet, from French corvette "small, fast frigate" (15c.), perhaps from Middle Dutch korver "pursuit ship," or Middle Low German korf meaning both a kind of boat and a basket, or from Latin corbita (navis) "slow-sailing ship of burden, grain ship" from corbis "basket" (Gamillscheg is against this). The U.S. sports car was so named September 1952, after the warship, on a suggestion by Myron Scott, employee of Campbell-Ewald, Chevrolet's advertising agency. Italian corvetta, Spanish corbeta are French loan-words.

1. She still drives her trusty black Corvette.

她仍然开她那辆皮实可靠的黑色克尔维特车。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Lucy's distress call was heard by the corvette.

驱潜快艇听到了露西的呼救信号.

来自辞典例句

3. He drove home in his prize, a brand - new, shine white Corvette!

他开走了他的奖品, 一辆崭新发亮的白色科维特牌轿车!

来自互联网

4. Corvette: Fast naval vessel smaller than a frigate.

小型巡防舰: 小型快速海军船只,比中型巡防舰低一个等级.

来自互联网

5. We knocked about in a new Corvette.

我们开了一辆新护卫艇玩乐.

来自互联网