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.
双语例句
1. One of the most famous artists was the English carver Grinling Gibbons.
最著名的艺术家之一是英国的雕刻师格林林·吉本斯.
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2. So Carver decided that the school must go to the farmers.
因此卡弗认为必须要到农户中去办学.
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3. When he arrived, Carver found the Institute poor and lacking in equipment.
刚到学院, 卡弗就发现那儿贫穷不堪且缺乏设备.
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4. The farm owner, Moses Carver, managed to have the baby rescued.
农场主摩西-卡弗设法救出了小卡弗.
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5. Carver did not stay long at Iowa State College, however.
