名詞 quietus:

1. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
   同義詞：rest, eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep

1. After a quietus of twenty years she returned.
   她隱退二十年后又東山再起。

qui.e.tus

n.（名詞）
Something that serves to suppress, check, or eliminate.
抑制物：用來(lái)壓制、控制或消除的事物
Release from life; death.
死；解脫：從生命中解脫出來(lái)；死亡
A final discharge, as of a duty or debt.
債務(wù)清償：最后清償，如義務(wù)或債務(wù)

來(lái)源：
Short for Middle English quietus (est) [(he is) discharged (of an obligation)]
中古英語(yǔ) quietus (est) 的簡(jiǎn)寫(xiě) [（他）被免除了（一義務(wù)）]
from Medieval Latin quiôtus (est)
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語(yǔ) quiôtus (est)
from Latin [(he is) at rest] * see quiet
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) [（他）在休息] *參見(jiàn) quiet