menopause
noun /ˈmenəpɔːz/
/ˈmenəpɔːz/
(also informal the change (of life))
[uncountable] (often the menopause)
[singular]- the time during which a woman gradually stops menstruating, usually at around the age of 50
绝经期；（妇女的）更年期 - to reach (the) menopause
到更年期 - Women experience many emotional and physical changes during the menopause.
女性在更年期经历了许多情感和身体上的变化。 - a disease that can afflict women past the menopause
更年期后的妇女易患的一种疾病
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- premature
- male
- …
- approach
- enter
- reach
- …
- at menopause
- at the menopause
- after menopause
- …
词源late 19th cent.: from modern Latin menopausis (from meno- (from Greek mēn ‘month’) and pause). - to reach (the) menopause