| 单词 | post-reproductive | 
| 释义 | > as lemmaspost-reproductive   post-reproductive adj.  Brit.  , U.S.   occurring after the period of life when an individual is capable of reproduction.ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > 			[adjective]		 > relating to or characteristic of oldOE aged1561 grey-headed1581 frosty1592 grey1602 veneral1631 senile1661 venerable1726 gerontic1885 post-reproductive1900 the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > reproductive cycle > 			[adjective]		 > reproductive period post-reproductive1900 pre-reproductive1900 1900    Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 44 3  				Reproductive Period.—I have used this expression to denote the whole of that period in the life of a mammal..during which its generative organs are capable of the reproductive function; and in contrast to the Pre-reproductive and Post-reproductive periods which severally precede and follow it, during which the generative organs are either not fully developed or are degenerative. 1963    Lancet 5 Jan. 2/1  				As we reach the postreproductive years, a man's chance of dying is much greater than a woman's..so that at 60 a man has almost twice the likelihood of dying before 61 than a woman has. 1991    G. Greer Change iii. 86  				What they encounter when they begin to ask for information about the management of their post-reproductive career is utter befuddlement. < as lemmas  | 
	
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