requiem

/rek-wee-uhm, ree-kwee-, rey-/US // ˈrɛk wi əm, ˈri kwi-, ˈreɪ- //UK // (ˈrɛkwɪˌɛm) //

安魂曲,安息日,哀歌,悼念

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : Roman Catholic Church. Also called Requiem Mass .the Mass celebrated for the repose of the souls of the dead.a celebration of this Mass.a plainsong setting for this Mass.
- : any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the repose of the dead.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounhymn, mass

Synonyms

canticle颂歌,颂词,咒语,颂扬 ceremony仪式,典礼,仪式感,仪式感十足 chant吟诵,吟唱,诵读,诵经 dirge哀歌,哀乐,哀鸣,哀鸣声 elegy哀歌,挽歌,颂歌,悲歌 eulogy颂词,讴歌,颂歌,悼词 liturgy礼仪,仪式,典礼,礼拜 monody单曲,单音,单词,单音节 psalm诗篇,诗歌,诗经,圣经 ritual仪式,仪式感,礼仪,宗教仪式

Examples

The longer it takes for SN Requiem to reappear, the farther from Earth the host galaxy is — which means a lower Hubble constant and an older universe.
The distribution of dark matter in the galaxy hosting the supernova and the cluster splitting the supernova’s light is so uncertain, Schild says, that the next image of SN Requiem could come outside the years Rodney’s team has specified.
That’s evident from the title of the gallery’s all-member show, “Requiem,” as well as the artworks’ funereal color schemes.
“Requiem for the Croppies” Terraced thousands died, shaking scythes at cannon.
Buzz Bissinger writes a four-page sentence that ruins a requiem for welterweight Barney Ross.
Requiem for a Dream (2000) Simply in terms of visually gripping it would be a tie between Trainspotting and Requiem for a Dream.
The publication of Requiem was not just sad, it was heavily ironic.
If you feel as bad as that three-for-a-cent requiem to Pete Hillary sounded, it's cats all right.
I hear and feel the cool, rustling wind, like a plaintive requiem over the dead.
The officials of the church where my Roman Mass is to be given have already offered to have my Requiem done as well.
I am up to the eyes in a Requiem with full orchestral accompaniment, which will probably be performed in Germany on November 2.

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Examples

The longer it takes for SN Requiem to reappear, the farther from Earth the host galaxy is — which means a lower Hubble constant and an older universe.

The distribution of dark matter in the galaxy hosting the supernova and the cluster splitting the supernova’s light is so uncertain, Schild says, that the next image of SN Requiem could come outside the years Rodney’s team has specified.

That’s evident from the title of the gallery’s all-member show, “Requiem,” as well as the artworks’ funereal color schemes.

“Requiem for the Croppies” Terraced thousands died, shaking scythes at cannon.

Buzz Bissinger writes a four-page sentence that ruins a requiem for welterweight Barney Ross.

Requiem for a Dream (2000) Simply in terms of visually gripping it would be a tie between Trainspotting and Requiem for a Dream.

The publication of Requiem was not just sad, it was heavily ironic.

If you feel as bad as that three-for-a-cent requiem to Pete Hillary sounded, it's cats all right.

I hear and feel the cool, rustling wind, like a plaintive requiem over the dead.

The officials of the church where my Roman Mass is to be given have already offered to have my Requiem done as well.

I am up to the eyes in a Requiem with full orchestral accompaniment, which will probably be performed in Germany on November 2.