quietus

英[kwaɪ'iːtəs] 美[kwaɪ'iːtəs]
  • n. 偿清；生命的终止；抑制物
  • quibble v.争论；推托；说模棱两可的话；说俏皮话；谬论n.吹毛求疵；遁辞；谬论；双关话
  • quibbler n.吹毛求疵的人
  • quibblesome adj.遁辞的；模拟两可的
  • quibbling adj.诡辩的；吹毛求疵的n.诡辩；吹毛求疵动词quibble的现在分词形式.
  • quibblingly adv.吹毛求疵地；推诿地

详细释义

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"

双语例句

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

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2. The plan has finally got its quietus, ie been abandoned.
这一计画终于胎死腹中(遭放弃).

来自辞典例句

3. The police gave the villain his quietus.
警察结果了那坏蛋的性命.

来自互联网

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

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