quietus

大学

n. 解脱, 生命的终止, 偿清 [法] 偿清, 解除, 清除

发音

/kwaɪˈiːtəs/

词形变化

quietuses 复数 quietuses

教材释义与例句

名词

解除；偿清；生命的终止；寂灭

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activity.

    过时 不可数

    1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados The very unromantically accoutred form of a keen-visaged, middle-aged female, padding heavily in bedroom slippers along the garden walk, gave its quietus to the situation.

  2. 2.

    Death.

    过时 比喻 不可数
  3. 3.

    Final settlement (e.g., of a debt).

    过时 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

sleep rest eternal rest eternal sleep

上位词 1

death

词源

Short for Medieval Latin quiētus est (literally “he is quiet”). First attested in the 1530s. Earlier attested as Late Middle English quietus est. Doublet of coy, quiet, quit, and quite.

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