quietus

英 [kwaɪˈi:təs]      美 [kwaɪˈitəs]
  • n. 解除;偿清;生命的终止;寂灭
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quietus 寂灭,解脱

来自quiet,安静的,静止的,-us,名词后缀。委婉语,即安静或平和的死去。

quietus (n.)
"discharge, clearing of accounts," 1530s, short for Medieval Latin phrase quietus est "he is quit" (see quit). Hence, "death" (i.e. "final discharge"), c. 1600. Latin quies also was used for "the peace of death."
1. After a quietus of twenty years she returned.
她隐退二十年后又东山再起.
2. The plan has finally got its quietus, ie been abandoned.
这一计画终于胎死腹中(遭放弃).
3. The police gave the villain his quietus.
警察结果了那坏蛋的性命.

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