征服
せいふく
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain)
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive
conquest; subjugation- overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
Example sentences
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He conquered Mt. Everest.
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The city was conquered, and he was driven out.
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They extended their territory by conquest.
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My wish is to conquer this mountain.
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We cannot subdue nature.
More examples (10)
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The soldiers seized food from the people they conquered.
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Man hopes to master nature with science and technology.
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The Normans conquered England in 1066.
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Thus, the tyrant succeeded in conquering the kingdom.
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Do you know who conquered Mt. Everest first?
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The day will soon come when we will conquer space and travel to the moon.
ノルマン人が英国を征服したことが英語に大きな影響を及ぼした。
The Normans' conquest of England had a great effect on the English language.
征服された側が常に悪いのだ。歴史は彼らが敗北したということしか考慮しない。
The conquered are always wrong. History considers nothing but their defeat.
戦車や飛行機は軍隊を打ち破ることはできようが、国民を征服することはできない。
Tanks and planes may defeat the troops but they cannot conquer the people.
インカ族が約四百年前にスペイン人に征服されたとき、少数のインカ族がクスコを去ってペルーの中心部にあるマチュピチュに行った。
When the Incas were conquered by the Spanish about four hundred years ago, some of the Incas left Cuzco and went to Machu Picchu in the heart of Peru.