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quietus

英[kwaɪ'iːtəs] 美[kwaɪ'itəs]
  • n. 解除;偿清;生命的终止;寂灭

英英释意


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"