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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary an·ti·cli·max \\-ˈklī-ˌmaks\\ noun DATE 1710 1. the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea; also : an instance of this transition 2. an event, period, or outcome that is strikingly less important or dramatic than expected English Etymology anticlimax "the addition of a particular which suddenly lowers the effect," 1727, coined by Alexander Pope (1688-1744), from anti- + climax. Anticlimactic (also anti-climactic) is attested from 1898. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 anticlimax anti·cli·max / 7Anti5klaimAks / noun[C, U] a situation that is disappointing because it happens at the end of sth that was much more exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected 扫兴的结局；扫兴: Travelling in Europe was something of an anticlimax after the years he'd spent in Africa. 他在非洲生活了多年,到欧洲旅行真是有点太平淡了。 a sense / feeling of anticlimax 扫兴感 ⇨ compare climax • anti·cli·mac·tic / 7Antiklai5mAktik / adj. OLT anticlimax noun ⇨ disappointment Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged an·ti·cli·max \| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|-\ noun (-es) Etymology: anti- (I) + climax 1. : the usually sudden transition in writing or speaking from an idea of significance or dignity to an idea trivial or ludicrous by comparison especially at the close of a series, sentence, or passage (as a love of God, justice, and sports cars); also : an instance of such transition 2. a. : an event or occurrence (as the last of a series) that is strikingly or ludicrously less important, significant, or dignified than what has preceded it b. : a disappointment of expectation < the anticlimax of his later years > |
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