释义 |
an·ti·cli·max \| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|-\ noun (-es) Etymology: anti- (I) + climax 1. : the usually sudden transition in writing or speaking from an idea of significance or dignity to an idea trivial or ludicrous by comparison especially at the close of a series, sentence, or passage (as a love of God, justice, and sports cars); also : an instance of such transition 2. a. : an event or occurrence (as the last of a series) that is strikingly or ludicrously less important, significant, or dignified than what has preceded it b. : a disappointment of expectation < the anticlimax of his later years > |