Anticlimax



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 令人扫兴的结局
• ［英］ n. 令人扫兴的结局 ( disappointing end to a series of events which had seemed likely to become more interesting, exciting or impressive)
• ［记］ anti ( 反对, 相反) +climax ( 高潮, 结局) -> 与高潮相反 -> 没有高潮

Webster Collegiate

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

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