menopause
noun(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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- premature
- male
- …
- approach
- enter
- reach
- …
- at menopause
- at the menopause
- after menopause
- …
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from modern Latin menopausis (from meno- (from Greek mēn ‘month’) and pause).