[with obj.]defeat thoroughly 征服,击败 he successfully vanquished his rival. 他成功地击败了对手。
派生 vanquishable adjective vanquisher noun 语源
Middle English: from Old French vencus, venquis (past participle and past tense of veintre), vainquiss- (lengthened stem of vainquir), from Latin vincere 'conquer'