单词 | conductor |
释义 | conductor —conductorial /kon'duk tawr"ee euhl, -tohr"-/, adj. —conductorship, n. /keuhn duk"teuhr/, n. 1. a person who conducts; a leader, guide, director, or manager. 2. an employee on a bus, train, or other public conveyance, who is in charge of the conveyance and its passengers, collects fares or tickets, etc. 3. a person who directs an orchestra or chorus, communicating to the performers by motions of a baton or the hands his or her interpretation of the music. 4. a substance, body, or device that readily conducts heat, electricity, sound, etc.: Copper is a good conductor of electricity. 5. See lightning rod. [1400-50; < L (see CONDUCE, -TOR); r. late ME cond(u)itour < AF, equiv. to MF conduiteur < L as above; see CONDUIT] |
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