名詞 requiem:

1. a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
   同義詞：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，對(duì)莫扎特來(lái)說(shuō)——此時(shí)他身體不好，情緒低落，整天想著死——這個(gè)陌生人無(wú)異是從另一個(gè)世界派來(lái)的使者，來(lái)命令他寫(xiě)下他自己的安魂曲。

req.ui.em

n.（名詞）
Requiem Roman Catholic Church
Requiem 【羅馬天主教】
A mass for a deceased person.
追思彌撒：為死者而作的彌撒
A musical composition for such a mass.
追思曲：為該彌撒所作的樂(lè)曲
A hymn, composition, or service for the dead.
挽歌：為死者所作的頌歌、作品或儀式

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Latin [accusative of] requiôs [rest, the first word of the mass for the dead]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) [] requiôs的賓格 [安息，追思彌撒的第一個(gè)詞]
re- [re-]
re- [前綴，表再次，]
quiôs [quiet] * see k wei…-
quiôs [安靜的] *參見(jiàn) k wei…-