操船指揮、操船を指揮する権限
解説 Definition
conn は、船の針路や動きを指示する操船上の指揮権を表す航海用語です。主に have the conn（操船指揮を執る）や take the conn（操船指揮を引き継ぐ）の形で使われます。
The conn is the authority or responsibility for directing a ship’s course and movements, especially by giving steering and engine orders. It commonly appears in expressions such as have the conn and take the conn.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
航海語の conn は「船の操舵・進路を指揮すること」です。have the conn「操船指揮を執っている」、take the conn「指揮を引き継ぐ」という定型表現で覚えます。単に舵を物理的に回す helm より、針路や速力を指示する権限に焦点があります。姓 Conn の場合は固有名詞なので大文字にします。
Learn conn through the fixed naval expressions have the conn and take the conn. A person who has the conn is responsible for directing the ship’s movement, giving orders about course and sometimes speed. This is broader than merely holding or turning the helm: the helmsman may physically steer while another officer has the conn and decides where the vessel should go. Picture command being transferred on a ship’s bridge with the words “You have the conn.” Also distinguish the nautical common noun conn from Conn written with a capital C when it is used as a surname or personal name.
例文
The captain has the conn.
船長が操船指揮を執っています。
The officer took the conn as the ship entered the harbor.
船が港に入る際、その士官が操船指揮を引き継ぎました。
You have the conn until I return.
私が戻るまで、あなたが操船指揮を執ってください。
conn の類義語・関連語
conn の語源・成り立ち Etymology
航海用語で「操舵を指揮する」意味。古フランス語 conduire を経てラテン語 conducere（con- 共に＋ducere 導く）に遡る。船の進路を導く役割を表す。姓としても使われ、関連語: conduct（指揮する）、conduit（導管）。
The precise history of nautical conn has been debated, but it is traditionally associated with older forms meaning to guide, direct, or conduct a ship. It has been linked through French nautical usage with conduire, from Latin conducere, “to lead or bring together,” the source of conduct. In present-day English, its meaning is clearest from naval practice rather than from its spelling: the person with the conn directs the vessel’s course and movement.
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