quietus

英 [kwaɪ'iːtəs] 美 [kwaɪ'iːtəs]

• n. 偿清；生命的终止；抑制物

quietus的英文翻译是什么意思，词典释义与在线翻译：

英英释义

Noun:

1. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb);

   "she was laid to rest beside her husband"
   "they had to put their family pet to sleep"
   

quietus的用法和样例：

例句

1. After a quietus of twenty years she returned.
   她隐退二十年后又东山再起。

词汇搭配

• give someone the quietus 断送某人的生命...
• give someone his quietus 断送某人的生命...

经典引文

• Giving the quietus to half-drowned snakes.

  出自： R. Campbell

quietus的相关资料：

近反义词

【近义词】

• death 死
• eternal rest 长逝
• rest 剩余的部分
• eternal sleep 长眠
• sleep 睡觉