n.寂灭,解脱(指人生的完结或让人生得以完结的事物);有平静(或缓解)作用的东西
英文例句/中文翻译:
but my father put the quietus on it . threatened to disown me
但我父亲不肯答应还威胁跟我脱离关系
the plan has finally got its quietus , ie been abandoned.
这一计划终于胎死腹中(遭放弃)。
After a quietus of twenty years she returned.
她隐退二十年后又东山再起.