quietus

单词quietus

基本解释

n.: 解脱（指人生的完结或让人生得以完结的事物）
网络: 偿清；平息；解除

权威解释

• 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

英汉解释

• 偿清;去除

• 静止状态;休眠

• 平息;制止

• (债务,义务等的)偿清,解除,理清;〔古语〕清欠收据

• 死,灭亡;寂灭;死的解脱

例句

• The police gave the villain His quietus.

  警察结果了那坏蛋的性命。

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

  这一计划终于胎死腹中（遭放弃）。

• After a quietus of twenty years she returned.

  她隐退二十年后又东山再起。

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

  但我父亲不肯答应还威胁跟我脱离关系