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.
实用例句
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.
