quietus

英 [kwaɪˈiːtəs]

美 [kwaɪˈiːtəs]

n.  寂灭，解脱(指人生的完结或让人生得以完结的事物); 有平静(或缓解)作用的东西

法律

牛津词典

noun

• 寂灭，解脱（指人生的完结或让人生得以完结的事物）
  death, or sth that causes death, considered as a welcome end to life
• 有平静（或缓解）作用的东西
  something that makes a person or situation calm

英英释义

noun

• euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
  1. she was laid to rest beside her husband
  2. they had to put their family pet to sleep
  Synonym:resteternal restsleepeternal sleep

双语例句

• The police gave the villain his quietus.
  警察结果了那坏蛋的性命。
• After a quietus of twenty years she returned.
  她隐退二十年后又东山再起。
• The plan has finally got its quietus, ie been abandoned.
  这一计画终於胎死腹中。