menopause
美音:
[´menə´paus
]英音:
[´menə´paus
]n.[生理]绝经期,更年期,活动终止期
难易程度:
menopause为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
形容词:menopausal
menopause
/'menəpɔ:z; `mɛnə,pɔz/
n the menopause[sing] time when a woman ceases to menstruate, usu around the age of
50 经绝期(女性更年期, 通常在50岁左右)
*reach the menopause 到达更年期.
menopause
n [singular, U][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: meno-
'menstruation' (from
Greek men
'month') +
Greek pausis (
PAUSE2)]
the time when a woman stops
menstruatting, which usually happens around the age of 50
→
male menopause After the menopause a woman cannot bear a child.>menopausal [,menə'pɔːzəl (US) -'pɔː-/