helm
意味
- (船の)かじ,操舵(そうだ)装置
- 《the~》支配的な地位,指導的な立場
例文
Bad people are at the helm of the nation.
悪い人間が国家の要職に就いていますね。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
The noun is derived from Middle English helm, helme (“tiller of a ship”), from Old English helma (“helm, tiller”), from Proto-Germanic *helmô (“handle; helm, tiller”), either from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover”) or from the same source as haulm and helm (“bentgrass, straw”) (see below), Proto-Indo-European *ḱélh₂-m(on)- (“reed, hollow stalk”), one form of which then developed a specialized meaning “handle” in Germanic. The verb is derived from the noun. Cognates * German Holm (“beam”) * Old Norse hjálm