anticlimax
英 [æntɪ'klaɪmæks]
美 [,æntɪ'klaɪmæks]
中文词源
anticlimax 扫兴的前缀anti-, 相对,相反。climax, 高潮。
英文词源
- anticlimax (n.)
- "the addition of a particular which suddenly lowers the effect," 1701, from anti- + climax (n.).
双语例句
- 1. Barry's speech followed Dirk Bogarde's appearance, and was an inevitable anticlimax.
- 巴里紧随德克·博加德之后发表了演讲,不出所料,演讲顿时变得索然无味。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. It was sad that his international career should end in such anticlimax.
- 令人悲哀的是,他的国际职业生涯竟如此惨淡收场。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. It was an anticlimax when they abandoned the game.
- 他们放弃比赛,真是扫兴.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The holiday itself was rather an anticlimax after all the excitement of planning it.
- 尽管计划度假时兴致勃勃,而到头来假日本身却颇为扫兴.
来自辞典例句