quietus

英[kwa??i:t?s]

美[kwa??it?s]

基本釋義

After a quietus of twenty years she returned.

她隱退二十年后又東山再起.

《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

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

這一計畫終于胎死腹中(遭放棄).

辭典例句

The police gave the villain his quietus.

警察結果了那壞蛋的性命.

互聯網

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"

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