单词 | climacteric |
释义 | climacteric n. & adj. --n   1. Med. the period of life when fertility and sexual activity are in decline.   2. a supposed critical period in life (esp. occurring at intervals of seven years). --adj   1. Med. occurring at the climacteric.   2. constituting a crisis; critical. Etymology: F climat{eacute}rique or L climactericus f. Gk klimakterikos f. klimakter critical period f. klimax -akos ladder |
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