• n. 舵；舵柄；领导地位；驾驶盘
• vt. 指挥；给...掌舵
• n. (Helm)人名；(英、瑞典)赫尔姆；(法)埃尔姆；(德、匈、捷)黑尔姆

来自古英语helma,船桨，船舵，来自Proto-Germanic*halbma,来自PIE*kelp,抓住，握住，词源同halter,helve,help.

helm (n.1)

"instrument by which a ship is steered," late 13c., from Old English helma "rudder; position of guidance, control," from Proto-Germanic *halbma- (cognates: Old Norse hjalm, Old High German helmo, German Helm "handle"), from PIE *kelp- "to hold, grasp" (see helve).

Helm - the handle or tiller, in large ships the wheel, by which the runner is managed; the word is sometimes used with reference to the whole stearing-gear.
Rudder - that part of the helm which consists of a broad piece of timber, enters the water, and is governed by means of the wheel or tiller.
Tiller - the bar or lever by means of which the rudder of a ship or boat is turned.
[J.H.A. Günther, "English Synonyms Explained & Illustrated," Groningen, 1904]

helm (n.2)

"a helmet," c. 1200, from Old English helm "protection, covering; crown, helmet," and perhaps also from cognate Old Norse hjalmr, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz "protective covering," from PIE *kel- (2) "to cover, to hide" (see cell). Italian elmo, Spanish yelmo are from Germanic.

1. Mr. Helm plans to assert that the bill violates the First Amendment.

赫尔姆先生打算声明该法案违反了宪法第一修正案。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Who was at the helm when the collision occurred?

当碰撞发生时,谁在掌舵?

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Down [ Up ] with the helm!

转舵背 [ 迎 ] 风开!

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. Ms Helm, a British journalist, brings her training into play when meeting survivors and descendants.

Helm女士是一名英国记者, 她在同幸存者及后代会面发挥了记者的特点.

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5. The boat seemed very slow to answer to any movement of the helm.

这只船似乎对舵的转动的反应很不灵敏.

来自《简明英汉词典》