单词 | climax |
释义 | cli·max (klīmăks′) n. 1. The point of greatest intensity or force in an ascending series or progression; a culmination. See Synonyms at summit. 2. a. A series of statements or ideas in an ascending order of rhetorical force or intensity. b. The final statement in such a series. 3. a. A moment of great or culminating intensity in a narrative or drama, especially the conclusion of a crisis. b. The turning point in a plot or dramatic action. 4. See orgasm. 5. Ecology A climax community. tr. & intr.v. cli·maxed, cli·max·ing, cli·max·es To bring to or reach a climax. [Latin clīmax, rhetorical climax, from Greek klīmax, ladder; see klei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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