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The coxswain is the person in charge of a racing boat, especially a boat. They do not pull an oar. They sit in the boat, steer, and call the rhythm so the move as one. In a serious crew this is a real job, not a nickname: a good coxswain reads the water, keeps the boat straight, and talks the crew through the race. The word sounds formal, and you will see it in results and rule books. On the water, almost everyone just says cox. The job often goes to someone small and light, because extra weight slows the boat — though actually what matters more is a clear head and a strong voice. Coxswain is also a verb, to act as that person, but the short verb cox is what people really use.
舵手（賽艇裡掌方向、喊口令、自己不划的那個人；口語多說 cox）
組成Two old pieces stuck together: cock, which once meant a small boat, and swain, a boy or servant. So it began as “the servant of the small boat.” English took this from Middle English cokswain.
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
coxswainnoun/ˈkɒk.s(ə)n/
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In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
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hobbieslifestylerowingThe member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.
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archaicThe second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge.
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governmentmilitarynavalA rank or position.
- Canadian Navy Coxswain (or Capitaine d'Armes) is the senior non-commissioned officer aboard a ship
- British Royal Navy Cadets Cadet Coxswain is the highest normal rank which may be achieved.
coxswainverb/ˈkɒk.s(ə)n/
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To act as coxswain for.
- to coxswain for a college rowing team
- to coxswain a boat
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。