conductor
英 [kən'dʌktə]
美 [kən'dʌktɚ]
- n. 指揮者; コンダクター; リーダー; マネージャー
英語の語源
- conductor (n.)
- 1520s, "one who leads or guides," from Middle French conductour (14c., Old French conduitor), from Latin conductor "one who hires, contractor," in Late Latin "a carrier," from conductus, past participle of conducere (see conduce).
Earlier in same sense was conduitour (early 15c., from Old French conduitor). Meaning "leader of an orchestra or chorus" is from 1784; meaning "one who has charge of passengers and collects fares on a railroad" is 1832, American English. Physics sense of "object or device that passes heat" is from 1745; of electricity from 1737.
例文
- 1. The conductor 's eyes darted to Wilfred,then fixed on Michael again.
- バンドの指揮者はウィルフレッドをさっと見て、視線はマイケルに戻った。
- 2.The conductor brought home the full thrust of the work 's emotional resolution.
- 指揮者は、この作品の感情的な毅然とした姿勢を十分に表現している。
- 3.He showed his ticket to the conductor and got on.
- 改札員に切符を見せて乗車した。
- 4.The conductor shambled to the next carriage.
- 車掌はだるそうに足を引きずって次の車両に向かった。
- 5.Wood is a poor conductor .
- 木材は良好な導体ではありません。