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单词 quietus
释义 qui·e·tus
\kwīˈēd.əs, -ētəs\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English quietus (est), from Medieval Latin, (he is) discharged, acquitted
1.
 a. : final discharge or acquittance (as from debt or obligation) : final settlement : extinction
  < obtained a quietus of the sum owed >
 b. archaic : discharge from office or duty
 c. : release; specifically : a proceeding in a probate court whereby an administrator obtains a full discharge
2. : removal from or extinction of activity; especially : death
 < met their quietus without protest >
3. : something that produces a cessation of activity : something that quiets or represses
 < this disaster … had the effect of a quietus — Susan E. Ferrier >
4. : a period of inactivity
 < the long quietus of thirty years — C.R.Anderson >
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