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conduct

/ˈkɑːndʌkt/

What is being led when we speak of conduct?我们说 conduct 的时候,被引领的是什么?

Today此刻

Personal behavior, or the act of leading and managing.个人的行为,或引领与管理的行为。

Historical历史形态

Take it apart拆开来看

Latin con- plus ducere. Historical morphology. The noun of behavior is an English extension of leading.拉丁语 con- 加 ducere。历史形态。表示行为的名词,是英语对“引领”的延伸。

Travel through time穿过时间

  1. Latin拉丁语

    ducere

    to lead引领

  2. Latin拉丁语

    conducere

    to lead together, to bring together一同引领,带到一起

  3. English英语

    conduct

    guidance, behavior引导,行为

View research notes查看研究笔记

How the meaning moved意义如何移动

  1. 01 · Latin01 · 拉丁语

    to lead or bring together引领或带到一起

  2. 02 · English02 · 英语

    management, guidance管理,引导

  3. 03 · English03 · 英语

    personal behavior个人的行为

Story故事

Leading, then behavior先是引领,然后是行为

Latin conducere is con-, together, plus ducere, to lead. To conduct is to bring together, to lead, to hire, to be of use. English splits the inheritance. One branch is the verb of leading: to conduct an orchestra, to conduct a tour. Another is the noun of how a person leads themselves: conduct, behavior.

The second sense is the interesting drift. A way of being led becomes a way of being. The museum’s pronunciation here follows the noun, because behavior is the sense that wandered furthest from the road.

Educate is the relative that means bringing up. Produce is the relative that means leading forth. Conduct is the one that stayed with company: leading with, leading together.

拉丁语 conducere 是 con-(一同)加 ducere(引领)。conduct 是带到一起、引领、雇用、有用。英语把遗产分开。一支是引领的动词:指挥一支乐队,带领一次游览。另一支是人如何引领自己的名词:品行,行为。

第二种意思是有趣的漂移。一种被引领的方式变成一种存在的方式。本馆这里的读音跟着名词走,因为行为是离那条路漂得最远的意思。

educate 是表示养育的亲戚。produce 是表示引向前方的亲戚。conduct 是留在同伴身边的那个:与人一同引领,把人引领到一起。

Keep wandering继续漫游

Research notes研究笔记

Confidence · High把握 · 高

The outline is the ordinary account in historical dictionaries.轮廓与历史词典里的通行说法一致。

Sources出处

An outline for the visitor, not a critical edition.给访客的纲要,不是校勘本。

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