名詞 corvette:

1. a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer

cor.vette

n.（名詞）
A fast, lightly armed warship, smaller than a destroyer, often armed for antisubmarine operations.
護(hù)衛(wèi)艦：一種輕型武裝的迅速戰(zhàn)斗艦，比驅(qū)逐艦小，常為反潛水軍事行動(dòng)而配有武器
An obsolete sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, usually armed with one tier of guns.
平甲板帆艦：一種舊式帆艦，比護(hù)衛(wèi)艦小，通常裝有一層炮

來(lái)源：
French [a kind of warship]
法語(yǔ) [一種軍艦]
probably from Middle Dutch corf [basket, small ship] * see corf
可能源自 中古荷蘭語(yǔ) corf [藍(lán)子，小船] *參見(jiàn) corf