late 14c. (late 13c. as a surname), "one who carves" (in some sense); agent noun from carve (v.). In a set of dining chairs, the one with the arms, usually at the head of the table, is the carver (1927), reserved for the one who carves.
雙語例句
1. One of the most famous artists was the English carver Grinling Gibbons.
最著名的藝術(shù)家之一是英國的雕刻師格林林·吉本斯.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. So Carver decided that the school must go to the farmers.
因此卡弗認為必須要到農(nóng)戶中去辦學(xué).
來自英漢非文學(xué) - 科學(xué)史
3. When he arrived, Carver found the Institute poor and lacking in equipment.
剛到學(xué)院, 卡弗就發(fā)現(xiàn)那兒貧窮不堪且缺乏設(shè)備.
來自英漢非文學(xué) - 科學(xué)史
4. The farm owner, Moses Carver, managed to have the baby rescued.
農(nóng)場主摩西-卡弗設(shè)法救出了小卡弗.
來自英漢非文學(xué) - 科學(xué)史
5. Carver did not stay long at Iowa State College, however.