| 单词 | quietus |
| 释义 | quietus (once / 22010 pages) n Use the noun quietus to mean death, especially when it's seen as a relief. Quietus is a poetic, old-fashioned word for death. It's a way of viewing death as an "eternal rest," or as a release from the turmoil of life, and also a delicate way to refer to the fact that someone has died. Shakespeare used the word quietus in his "to be or not to be" soliloquy in "Hamlet," although there is disagreement among scholars about whether Hamlet was talking about suicide or the settling of debts. WORD FAMILYquietus: quietuss USAGE EXAMPLES"Whom would fardels bear under such a weary and long life.... when he could his quietus make with a bare bodkin?" New York Times(Jul 31, 2016) “Our bass player Carlos was a DJ in this little nightclub,” Jonathan Donahue told the Quietus. The Guardian(May 18, 2016) What’s most disheartening is how unspectacular a quietus it turns out to be. The New Yorker(Mar 29, 2016) n euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) Syn|Hyper eternal rest, eternal sleep, rest, sleep death the absence of life or state of being dead |
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