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Postmenopausal describes a woman after the menopause: her monthly bleeding has stopped, and that change is behind her, not still happening. Doctors use it when they talk about bones, heart health, or hormones in the years after that change. It is a calm medical word, not a joke about age, and not a rude label.
Postmenopausal描述的是 a woman after the menopause停經之後的女性: her monthly bleeding has stopped她的月經已經停了, and而且 that change is behind her這個變化已經過去了, not still happening不是還在進行中。Doctors醫生 use it when they talk about bones, heart health, or hormones會在講骨骼、心臟健康或荷爾蒙時用到它, in the years after that change也就是這個變化之後的那些年。It它 is a calm medical word是個平和的醫學用字, not a joke about age不是拿年齡開玩笑, and not a rude label也不是帶貶意的標籤。
Though actually, everyday English often just says “after the menopause,” which is easier to hear. is the word for the time of the change itself; postmenopausal is later. People sometimes mix those two.
Though actually不過事實上, everyday English日常英文 often just says "after the menopause,"常常直接說「after the menopause」(停經之後), which is easier to hear這樣聽起來比較順耳。Menopausal這個字 is the word for the time of the change itself指的是變化正在發生的那段時間; postmenopausal而postmenopausal is later則是指之後。People有人 sometimes mix those two有時會把這兩個字搞混。
You will see it in health articles and clinic notes much more than in friendly talk.
You will see it你會看到它出現 in health articles and clinic notes在健康文章和門診紀錄裡, much more than in friendly talk比出現在朋友閒聊裡多得多。
組成From post- (after) + menopausal (about the menopause). Menopause is meno- (month) + pause (stopping), then -al makes the adjective.
同家族的字
- menopausethe change this word sits after
- menopausalthe adjective for the time of the menopause itself, not after it
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
postmenopausaladj
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Subsequent to the menopause.
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Having experienced menopause.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。