The conquered had to render tribute to the conqueror.是什么意思？

The conquered had to render tribute to the conqueror.

被征服者只得向征服者称臣纳贡。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

conquered

v. 攻克( conquer的过去式和过去分词 )，征服，破除，克服；

例句
During 1936, Mussolini conquered Abyssinia...
1936年，墨索里尼攻占了阿比西尼亚。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

render

v. 致使，造成，给予，递交，表达；

例句
It contained so many errors as to render it worthless.
它错误太多,所以毫无用处。

tribute

n. 致敬，悼念，贡品，体现；

例句
She digressed from her prepared speech to pay tribute to the President.
她脱离了发言稿的主题，对总统给予了高度赞扬。

conqueror

n. 征服者，占领者；

例句
He easily overcame Garcia, Saturday's conqueror of Ernie Els...
他轻松战胜了星期六击败厄尼·埃尔斯的加西亚。