conquest
conquest 英 [ˈkɒŋkwest] 美 [ˈkɑŋkwest]
n. 征服；战利品
名词复数:conquests
- Alexander the Great's famous conquest of the Persian Empire was an act of conquering. For Casanova, on the other hand, a conquest was an act of seduction.
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- n. 征服；战利品
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1. the Spanish conquests in South America
西班牙人在南美洲的占领地
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2. I'm just one of his many conquests.
我仅仅是他的众多俘虏之一。
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3. the conquest of inflation
对通货膨胀的控制
- conquest (n.) early 14c., "the defeat of an adversary;" mid-14c., "subjugation or conquering by an armed force," from Old French conquest "acquisition" (Modern French conquêt), and Old French conqueste "conquest, acquisition" (Modern French conquête), also from Medieval Latin conquistus, conquista, all ultimately from the past participle of Vulgar Latin *conquaerere "to search for, procure by effort, win" (see conquer). From late 14c. with specific reference to the acquisition of power in England by William Duke of Normandy.
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