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A frigate is a , not huge and not tiny, built to move fast and to guard other ships. Its classic job is escort: stay with a group, watch for submarines and attackers, and fight if they come. In the age of sails it was a fast fighting ship with its guns on one main deck, used to scout, chase, and still put up a fight. Navies still use the word, though actually each country draws the line a little differently — one navy’s “frigate” can look a lot like another’s “destroyer.” You meet it in navy news, history, and war stories. It is a technical word, not for fishing boats or ferries.
巡防艦（台灣海軍用語；中國大陸較常說護衛艦）
組成From French frégate, from Italian fregata; after that the origin is uncertain.
原始詞典資料7 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
frigatenoun/ˈfɹɪɡ.ət/
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historicalnauticaltransportAny of several types of warship:
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historicalnauticaltransportAny of several types of warship:
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historicalnauticaltransportAny of several types of warship:
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historicalnauticaltransportAny of several types of warship:
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nauticaltransportAny of several types of warship:
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fictionliteraturemediaA warship or space warship, inspired by one of the many historic varieties of frigate.
- Frigates are light escort and scouting vessels. They often have extensive GARDIAN systems to provide anti-fighter screening for capital ships, and carry a squad of marines for security and groundside duty. Unlike larger vessels, frigates are able to land on planets.
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A frigatebird (Fregata spp.).
- These frigates are all so lazy, that they perch by day on the trees, at the edge of the sea, awaiting the other birds […]
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。