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French Conductor Latin Sense Meaning 5990.Conductor 英 Kən'dʌktə]美

正面 5990.conductor
英 [kən'dʌktə]美 [kən'dʌktɚ]

背面
释义:
n. 导体;售票员;领导者;管理人
例句:
1. The conductor's eyes darted to Wilfred, then fixed on Michael again.乐队指挥飞快地扫了威尔弗雷德一眼,然后视线又落回到迈克尔身上。

feast“肥死他”-----盛宴

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."

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