| 单词 | requiem |
| 释义 | requiem (once / 10804 pages) n A requiem is a religious ceremony performed for the dead. A requiem, or dirge, can also be a piece of music used for this ceremony or in any other context honoring those who have died. The word requiem comes from the opening words of the Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead, which is spoken or sung in Latin (requies means “rest”). In a nonreligious context the word refers simply to an act of remembrance. Mozart, Brahms, and Dvořák have all written important requiems. The English composer Benjamin Britten wrote his famous "War Requiem" for the reconsecration of a cathedral that was destroyed in World War II. WORD FAMILYrequiem: requiems USAGE EXAMPLESBut unlike when President Bill Clinton did something similar 16 years ago, it sounded more like a requiem than a plan. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Rather, it’s a requiem for an identity that sees no place for itself in a postindustrial world. Slate(Dec 05, 2016) The Revolution recently performed a requiem for their former bandleader, a local son who tragically passed away in April of an opioid overdose. Washington Times(Oct 12, 2016) n a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person Syn|Hypo|Hyper coronach, dirge, lament, threnody keen a funeral lament sung with loud wailing song, vocal a short musical composition with words Requiem (once / 25807 pages) n WORD FAMILY Requiem: Requiems USAGE EXAMPLES“I was in Edinburgh on holiday, and playing offstage trumpet for Verdi’s ‘Requiem’ at King’s Theatre. The New Yorker(Nov 27, 2016) “How do you follow three movements of Mozart’s ‘Requiem?’” Washington Times(Nov 26, 2016) It ends with his Requiem, left unfinished at his death in 1791. Washington Times(Nov 07, 2016) 1n a Mass celebrated for the dead Hyper Mass (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist 2n a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead Hyper Mass a musical setting for a Mass |
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