Conductとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (noun)
  • (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒndʌkt/
  • (米国発音) enPR: kŏn'dŭkt, IPA^(key): /ˈkɑndʌkt/
    • (verb)
      • enPR: kəndŭkt', IPA^(key): /kənˈdʌkt/
    • 韻: -ʌkt

名詞

conduct (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 conducts)

1. The act or method of controlling or directing
   • 1785, William Paley, The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy

     There are other restrictions imposed upon the conduct of war, not by the law of nature primarily, but by the laws of war first, and by the law of nature as seconding and ratifying the laws of war.

   • 1843, Henry Brougham, Political Philosophy

     the conduct of the state, the administration of its affairs, its policy, and its laws, are for more uncertain

2. Skillful guidance or management; leadership
   • 1722 (first printed) Edmund Waller, Poems, &c. written upon several occasions, and to several persons

     Conduct of armies is a prince's art.

   • 1769, William Robertson, The history of the reign of Emperor Charles V

     […] attacked the Spaniards […] with great impetuosity, but with so little conduct, that his forces were totally routed.

   • 1841, Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge Chapter 49

     At the head of that division which had Westminster Bridge for its approach to the scene of action, Lord George Gordon took his post; with Gashford at his right hand, and sundry ruffians, of most unpromising appearance, forming a kind of staff about him. The conduct of a second party, whose route lay by Blackfriars, was entrusted to a committee of management

3. behaviour; the manner of behaving

   Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished.

   • 1840, James Fenimore Cooper, The Pathfinder

     when she came to recall the affectionate and natural manner of the young Indian girl, and all the evidences of good faith and sincerity she had seen in her conduct during the familiar intercourse of their journey, she rejected the idea with the unwillingness of a generous disposition to believe ill of others

   • 1848, Thomas Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James II

     All these difficulties were increased by the conduct of Shrewsbury.

   • 1711, John Dryden, Tenth Satire (translation from Latin of Juvenal)

     What in the conduct of our life appears / So well designed, so luckily begun, / But when we have our wish, we wish undone?

4. (of a literary work) plot; storyline
   • c. 1800, Thomas Macaulay, Essays, critical and miscellaneous

     The book of Job, indeed, in conduct and diction, bears a considerable resemblance to some of his dramas.

5. (obsolete) convoy; escort; person who accompanies another
   • 1599, Ben Jonson, Every Man out of His Humour

     I will be your conduct.

   • c. 1597, William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene i]:

     In my conduct shall your ladies come.

6. (archaic) Something which carries or conveys anything; a channel; an instrument.
   • 1591, William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene iv]:

     although thou hast been conduct of my chame

同意語

• (act または method of controlling または directing): control, guidance, management
• (manner of guiding または carrying oneself): bearing, behavior/behaviour, deportment, demeanor/demeanour,
• (plot of a literary work): action, plot, storyline

派生語

動詞

conduct (三人称単数 現在形 conducts, 現在分詞 conducting, 過去形および過去分詞形 conducted)

1. (archaic, transitive) To lead, or guide; to escort.
   • 1634, John Milton, Comus

     I can conduct you, lady, to a low / But loyal cottage, where you may be safe.

2. (transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people または tasks)

   The commander conducted thousands of troops.

   to conduct the affairs of a kingdom

   • 1856-1858, William Hickling Prescott, History of the Reign of Phillip II

     the Turks, however efficient they may have been in field operations, had little skill as engineers, and no acquaintance with the true principles of conducting a siege

3. (transitive) (reflexively to conduct oneself) To behave.

   He conducted himself well.

4. (transitive) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
   • 2011 September 20, Matt Day and Tatyana Shumsky, “Copper Falls to 2011 Lows”, in Wall Street Journal‎^[1]:

     The metal easily conducts electricity and doesn't rust in water, properties that have made it valuable in uses from household plumbing and electric wiring

   • 1975, Clive M. Countryman, Heat-Its Role in Wildland Fire Part 2

     Water and many other liquids do not conduct heat well. Wildland fuels in general, wood, and wood products conduct heat slowly, and so do soil and rocks.

5. (transitive, music) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
   • 2006, Michael R. Waters with Mark Long and William Dickens, Lone Star Stalag: German Prisoners of War at Camp Hearne

     For a while, Walter Pohlmann, a well-known German conductor, conducted the orchestra in Compound 3. Later, Willi Mets, who had conducted the world-renowned Leipzig Symphony Orchestra, conducted the Compound 3 orchestra.

6. (intransitive) To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
7. (transitive) To carry out (something organized)
   • 2011 September 11, “Fugro, Royal Philips Electronics: Benelux Equity Preview”, in San Francisco Chronicle‎^[2]:

     The world's largest surveyor of deepwater oil fields won a contract to conduct a survey of the French Gulf of Lion to map sand reserves.

同意語

• (lead または guide): accompany, escort, guide, lead, steer, belead
• (direct): direct, lead, manage, oversee, run, supervise, belead
• (reflexively: to behave): act, behave, carry on
• (to serve as a medium for conveying): carry, convey, transmit

派生語