early 14c., a merged word from Old French conquest "acquisition" (Modern French conquêt), and Old French conqueste "conquest, acquisition" (Modern French conquête), both from past participle of conquerre, from Vulgar Latin *conquaerere (see conquer).
双语例句
1. After the Norman Conquest the forest became a royal hunting preserve.
诺曼征服之后，这片森林成为了皇家狩猎区。
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2. The chase is always much more exciting than the conquest anyway.
不管怎么说，追求的过程总比得手更为刺激。
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3. He was telling his tales of conquest in clubland.
当时他正在大讲特讲自己在夜总会的征服史。
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4. He had led the conquest of southern Poland in 1939.
1939年，他指挥了攻占波兰南部的行动。
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5. The French empire had expanded largely through military conquest.
