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单词 the grand climacteric
释义

climacteric /klī-makˈtə-rik or klī-mak-terˈik/

noun
  1. A critical period in human life, in which some great bodily change takes place, esp the menopause, or the equivalent in men
  2. Any critical time
adjective
  1. Relating to such a period
  2. Critical
ORIGIN: Gr klīmaktēr, from klīmax a ladder

climacterˈical adjective

climacteric phase noun (botany)

(in certain fruits) the period when full growth has been achieved and an increased respiration rate promotes rapid ripening

the grand climacteric

(generally) the sixty-third year, supposed to be a critical period for men

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