| 释义 |
Vespa|ˈvɛspə|
Also vespa. Pl. Vespas, ‖ Vespe |ˈvespe|.
[a. It., lit. ‘wasp, hornet’.]
A proprietary name for an Italian make of motor scooter.
1950Trade Marks Jrnl. 22 Mar. 270/2 Vespa... Motor Cycles. Piaggio & C. Societa Perazioni,..Genova, Italy: manufacturers. 1956A. Thorne Baby & Battleship i. 28 Those eternal bantam motor-bicycles, the little Vespe that the Italians love. 1958J. Cannan And be a Villain vii. 164 It was one of the first of the motor scooters—before the Vespas. 1960Auden Homage to Clio 80 This could be a reason why they take the silencers off their Vespas. 1965D. du Maurier Flight of Falcon v. 56 The young were everywhere, pouring out of lecture rooms, laughing, talking, getting on to vespas. 1983‘D. Rutherford’ Stop at Nothing iv. 76 A three-wheeler Vespa with a miniature van on the back. |