| 单词 | climacteric |
| 释义 | Word Frequency climacteric(klaɪˈmæktərɪk, ˌklaɪmækˈtɛrɪk) noun 1. a critical event or period 2. another name for menopause 3. the period in the life of a man corresponding to the menopause, chiefly characterized by diminished sexual activity 4. botany the period during which certain fruits, such as apples, ripen, marked by a rise in the rate of respiration adjective also: climacterical (ˌklaɪmækˈtɛrɪkəl) 5. involving a crucial event or period Derived forms climacterically (ˌclimacˈterically) adverb Word origin C16: from Latin clīmactēricus, from Greek klimaktērikos, from klimakter rung of a ladder, from klimax ladder; see climax |
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