conn
コン
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.
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.
同じレベルの英単語をもっと
外部辞書で調べる
この単語を英単語クイズで覚えよう