climactic
gb/klaɪmˈæktɪk/ us/klaɪmˈæktɪk/
C1
Англійська
Значення
0 значень
adjective
C1
property
1
forming the most exciting point
The most exciting or important part.
Модель уживання:
[climactic] [moment/scene/ending/final/battle/point]
Поширена помилка:
Do not confuse climactic (about a climax in a story/event) with climatic (about climate and weather).
Синоніми
culminating (Emphasizes being the final and highest point in a process.)
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pivotal (Emphasizes importance for what happens next.)
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dramatic (Emphasizes excitement and strong feeling, not necessarily the highest point.)
Антоніми
anticlimactic (Disappointing after building expectation; not matching the expected climax.)
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minor (Not very important or intense.)
Словосполучення
climactic moment
|climactic scene
|climactic ending
|climactic finale
|climactic conclusion
|climactic battle
|climactic showdown
|climactic twist
|climactic sequence
|climactic point
Теми
arts_and_media
|storytelling
Приклади
- The climactic scene takes place on the rooftop during a thunderstorm.
- In the climactic final minutes of the match, both teams scored twice.
- The novel builds slowly to a climactic confrontation between the sisters.
Навчальні приклади
- The movie has a climactic ending.
- The climactic moment was very exciting.
adjective
formal
C2
property
2
relating to sexual climax
Related to orgasm.
Модель уживання:
[climactic] [experience/response/pleasure]
Поширена помилка:
This meaning is more formal/clinical; in everyday conversation people often avoid it or use different words.
Синоніми
orgasmic (More direct and explicit; often less formal.)
Антоніми
nonorgasmic (Not involving orgasm.)
Словосполучення
climactic experience
|climactic response
|climactic pleasure
|climactic sensation
Теми
health
|relationships
Приклади
- The therapist asked whether she was able to reach a climactic response.
- The book discusses climactic sensations in clinical terms.
Граматика
Словникова форма
climactic
IPA
GB/klaɪmˈæktɪk/
US/klaɪmˈæktɪk/
Склади й наголос
cli - mactic (2 склади)
Stress on 2nd syllable (mactic)
Форми слова
Adjective
- Base: climactic
Споріднені слова
Core family
climax
noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
anticlimax
noun
anticlimactic
adjective C1
Advanced or less common
climactically
adverb
Вирази
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