| 释义 |
con·quis·ta·dor
\kə]n|k(w)istə|dȯ(ə)r, (ˈ)kä], (ˈ)kȯ], (ˈ)kō], ]ŋ|k(w)-, -k(w)ēs-, -|dō(ə)r, -|dȯ(ə), -dōə\ noun
(plural conquistadores \-|dȯ(ə)rz, -dō(ə)-, -|dȯ(ə)z, -dōəz; -|dȯ(ˌ)rēz, -dō(ˌ)-, -(ˌ)rās\ ; or conquistadors \-|dȯ(ə)rz, -dō(ə)rz, -|dȯ(ə)z, -dōəz\)
Etymology: Spanish, from conquistado (past participle of conquistar to conquer, from conquista conquest, from feminine of conquisto, past participle of conquerir to conquer, from Latin conquirere to search for, bring together) + -or — more at conquer
: conqueror; specifically : any one of the leaders in the Spanish conquest of America, especially of Mexico and Peru, in the 16th century |