conquest
UK/'kɒŋkwest/US
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Definitions
n.
The act of taking control of a country or people by force.
征服；攻取
n.
Something gained through such an act; territory or a person won over.
征服所得；（追求到手的）对象
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcon- (thoroughly) + quest (the 'quaer' root, to seek/procure) = the result of seeking something out completely. A conquest is what you obtain after a total, forceful pursuit — originally any hard-won acquisition, now mainly winning land or people by force.
Root quaer still carries 8 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.military conquest军事征服
- 2.the Norman Conquest诺曼征服
- 3.war of conquest征服战争
- 4.conquest of territory领土征服
Example Sentences
- 1.
The Norman conquest of England began in 1066.
- 2.
The empire expanded rapidly through military conquest.
- 3.
Climbing that peak felt like a personal conquest.