requiem

名词 requiem:

1. a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
   同义词：dirge, coronach, lament, threnody
2. a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead
3. a Mass celebrated for the dead

1. But to Mozart--- at that time sick, depressed, haunted by the thought of death--- the stranger seemed a messenger from the other world, bidding him write his own requiem.
   但是，对莫扎特来说——此时他身体不好，情绪低落，整天想着死——这个陌生人无异是从另一个世界派来的使者，来命令他写下他自己的安魂曲。

req.ui.em

n.（名词）
Requiem Roman Catholic Church
Requiem 【罗马天主教】
A mass for a deceased person.
追思弥撒：为死者而作的弥撒
A musical composition for such a mass.
追思曲：为该弥撒所作的乐曲
A hymn, composition, or service for the dead.
挽歌：为死者所作的颂歌、作品或仪式

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Latin [accusative of] requiôs [rest, the first word of the mass for the dead]
源自 拉丁语 [] requiôs的宾格 [安息，追思弥撒的第一个词]
re- [re-]
re- [前缀，表再次，]
quiôs [quiet] * see k wei…-
quiôs [安静的] *参见 k wei…-