conquest 音标拼音: [k'ɑŋkwɛst]
n . 战胜,征服,战利品
战胜,征服,战利品
conquest n 1 :
the act of conquering [
synonym : {
conquest }, {
conquering },
{
subjection }, {
subjugation }]
2 :
success in mastering something difficult ; "
the conquest of space "
3 :
an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone [
synonym :
{
seduction }, {
conquest }]
Conquest \
Con "
quest \,
n . [
OF .
conquest ,
conqueste ,
F .
conqu [^
e ]
te ,
LL .
conquistum ,
conquista ,
prop .
p .
p .
from L .
conquirere .
See {
Conquer }.]
1 .
The act or process of conquering ,
or acquiring by force ;
the act of overcoming or subduing opposition by force ,
whether physical or moral ;
subjection ;
subjugation ;
victory .
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In joys of conquest he resigns his breath .
--
Addison .
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Three years sufficed for the conquest of the country . --
Prescott .
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2 .
That which is conquered ;
possession gained by force ,
physical or moral .
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Wherefore rejoice ?
What conquest brings he home ?
--
Shak .
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3 . (
Feudal Law )
The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance ;
acquisition . --
Blackstone .
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4 .
The act of gaining or regaining by successful struggle ;
as ,
the conquest of liberty or peace .
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{
The Conquest } (
Eng .
Hist .),
the subjugation of England by William of Normandy in 1066 .
The {
Norman Conquest }.
Syn :
Victory ;
triumph ;
mastery ;
reduction ;
subjugation ;
subjection .
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88 Moby Thesaurus words for "
conquest ":
Cadmean victory ,
KO ,
Pyrrhic victory ,
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deathblow ,
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fall ,
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landslide ,
landslide victory ,
lathering ,
licking ,
mastery ,
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overcoming ,
overthrow ,
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picnic ,
preemption ,
preoccupation ,
prepossession ,
pushover ,
quietus ,
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smash ,
steady ,
subdual ,
subduing ,
subjection ,
subjugation ,
success ,
sweet patootie ,
sweetheart ,
sweetie ,
takeover ,
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thrashing ,
total victory ,
trimming ,
triumph ,
trouncing ,
undoing ,
usurpation ,
vamp ,
vampire ,
vanquishment ,
victory ,
walkaway ,
walkover ,
whipping ,
win ,
winning ,
winning streak CONQUEST ,
feudal law .
This term was used by the feudists to signify purchase .
CONQUEST ,
international law .
The acquisition of the sovereignty of a country by force of arms ,
exercised by an independent power which reduces the vanquished to the submission of its empire .
2 .
It is a general rule ,
that where conquered countries have laws of their own ,
these laws remain in force after the conquest ,
until they are abrogated ,
unless they are contrary to our religion ,
or enact any malum in se .
In all such cases the laws of the conquering country prevail ;
for it is not to be presumed that laws opposed to religion or sound morals could be sanctioned .
1 Story ,
Const .
Sec .
150 ,
and the cases there cited .
3 .
The conquest and military occupation of a part of the territory of the United States by a public enemy ,
renders such conquered territory ,
during such occupation ,
a foreign country with respect to the revenue laws of the United States .
4 Wheat .
R .
246 ;
2 Gallis .
R .
486 .
The people of a conquered territory change their allegiance ,
but ,
by the modern practice ,
their relations to each other ,
and their rights of property ,
remain the same .
7 Pet .
R .
86 .
4 .
Conquest does not ,
per se ,
give the conqueror plenum dominium et utile ,
but a temporary right of possession and government .
2 Gallis .
R .
486 ;
3 Wash .
C .
C .
R .
101 .
See 8 Wheat .
R .
591 ;
2 Bay ,
R .
229 ;
2 Dall .
R .
1 ;
12 Pet .
410 .
5 .
The right which the English government claimed over the territory now composing the United States ,
was not founded on conquest ,
but discovery .
Id .
Sec .
152 ,
et seq .
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