資料來源 : pyDict

安魂曲,安靈曲,挽歌,悲歌

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Requiem \Re"qui*em\ (r?"kw?-?m;277), n. [Acc. of L. requies
   rest, the first words of the Mass being ``Requiem aeternam
   dona eis, Domine,'' give eternal rest to them, O lord; pref.
   re- re + quies quiet. See {Quiet}, n., and cf. {Requin}.]
   1. (R.C.Ch.) A mass said or sung for the repose of a departed
      soul.

            We should profane the service of the dead To sing a
            requiem and such rest to her As to peace-parted
            souls.                                --Shak.

   2. Any grand musical composition, performed in honor of a
      deceased person.

   3. Rest; quiet; peace. [Obs.]

            Else had I an eternal requiem kept, And in the arms
            of peace forever slept.               --Sandys.

資料來源 : WordNet®

requiem
     n 1: a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a
          memorial to a dead person [syn: {dirge}, {coronach}, {lament},
           {threnody}]
     2: a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead
     3: a Mass celebrated for the dead