quietus

quietus

美 [kwa??it?s] 　英 [kwa??i?t?s]

  • n.解脫（指人生的完結或讓人生得以完結的事物）
  • 網絡償清；平息；解除

英漢雙解

n.
1.
寂滅，解脫（指人生的完結或讓人生得以完結的事物）death, or sth that causes death, considered as a welcome end to life
2.
有平靜（或緩解）作用的東西something that makes a person or situation calm

英漢解釋

n.
1.
死,滅亡;寂滅;死的解脫
2.
(債務,義務等的)償清,解除,理清;〈古〉清欠收據
3.
平息;制止
4.
靜止狀態;休眠

英英解釋

n.

例句

The police gave the villain His quietus.

警察結果了那壞蛋的性命。

The plan has finally got its quietus , ie been abandoned.

這一計劃終于胎死腹中（遭放棄）。

After a quietus of twenty years she returned.

她隱退二十年后又東山再起。

but my father put the quietus on it . threatened to disown me

但我父親不肯答應還威脅跟我脫離關系