vanquish: [14] Vanquish was adapted from vainquiss-, the stem form of Old French vainquir ‘defeat’. This was derived from vaintre ‘defeat’, a descendant of Latin vincere ‘defeat’ (source also of English convince, invincible [15], victory, etc). => convince, invincible, victory
vanquish (v.)
mid-14c., "to defeat in battle, conquer," from Old French venquis-, extended stem of veintre "to defeat," from Latin vincere "defeat" (see victor). Influenced in Middle English by Middle French vainquiss-, present stem of vainquir "conquer," from Old French vainkir, alteration of veintre. Related: Vanquished; vanquishing.
雙語例句
1. He tried to vanquish his fears.
他努力克服恐懼心理.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. His success vanquish his fears.
他的成功壓抑了他害怕的心理.
來自辭典例句
3. If I stayed on a lonely island, I absolutely couldn't vanquish dangers.
如果我在一個孤島上, 我絕對不能克服危險.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. Q : Aston Martin call it the Vanquish, we call it the Vanish.
阿士頓馬田 叫它消敵, 我們叫它消失.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Gao Taigong asks Wang Tianshi a Sorcerer to vanquish this demon.