climacteric
/klʌɪmakˈtɛrɪk/
词源链
- 英语English
climacteric
词源说明
From Latin clīmactēricus, from Koine Greek κλιμακτηρικός (klimaktērikós), from κλιμακτήρ (klimaktḗr, “scale, progression, gradation”).
释义
形容词adjective
- 1Pertaining to any of several supposedly critical years of a person's life. [from 17th c.]
- 2Critical or crucial; decisive. [from 17th c.]
- 3(medicine) Relating to a period of physiological change during middle age; especially, menopausal. [from 18th c.]
- 4Climactic. [from 18th c.]
- 5(