anticlimax

an·ti·cli·max

A0336800 (ăn′tē-klī′măks′, ăn′tī-)n.1. A decline viewed in disappointing contrast with a previous rise: the anticlimax of a brilliant career.2. Something trivial or commonplace that concludes a series of significant events: After a week of dramatic negotiations, all that followed was anticlimax.3. A sudden change in speaking or writing from the impressive or significant to the ludicrous or inconsequential, or an instance of this, as in "He has seen the ravages of war, he has known natural catastrophes, he has been to singles bars" (Woody Allen).

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an′ti·cli·mac′tic (-klī-măk′tĭk) adj.an′ti·cli·mac′ti·cal·ly adv.

anticlimax

(ˌæntɪˈklaɪmæks) n1. a disappointing or ineffective conclusion to a series of events, etc2. a sudden change from a serious subject to one that is disappointing or ludicrous3. (Rhetoric) rhetoric a descent in discourse from the significant or important to the trivial, inconsequential, etc anticlimactic, anticlimactical adj ˌanticliˈmactically adv

an•ti•cli•max

(ˌæn tiˈklaɪ mæks, ˌæn taɪ-)

n. 1. an event, conclusion, statement, etc., that is far less important, powerful, or striking than expected. 2. a descent in power, quality, or dignity; a disappointing, weak, or inglorious conclusion. 3. a noticeable or ludicrous descent from lofty ideas or expressions to banalities or commonplace remarks. [1720–30] an•ti•cli•mac•tic (-klaɪˈmæk tɪk, -klə-) adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	anticlimax - a disappointing decline after a previous rise; "the anticlimax of a brilliant career"downfall, fall - a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
	2.	anticlimax - a change from a serious subject to a disappointing onebathosstory - a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"close, closing, ending, conclusion, end - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."

anticlimax

noun disappointment, letdown, comedown (informal), bathos His international career ended in anticlimax.
summit, height, highlight, top, peak, climax, high point, culmination, zenithQuotations
"This is the way the world ends"
"Not with a bang but a whimper" [T.S. Eliot The Hollow Men]

Translations

令人扫兴的结尾虎头蛇尾

anticlimax

(ӕntiˈklaimӕks) noun a dull or disappointing ending to a play, activity etc after increasing excitement. After the weeks of preparation, the concert itself was a bit of an anticlimax. 令人掃興的結果 虎头蛇尾，令人扫兴的结尾