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).
权威例句
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。
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。
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。
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。
5. The French empire had expanded largely through military conquest.