climactic

Word family

cli·mac·tic /klaɪˈmæktɪk/ adjectiveadj

EXCITEDforming a very exciting or important part of an event or story, especially near the end of it 高潮的，形成高潮的 → climax

a climactic moment

高潮时刻

Examples from the Corpus

climactic• The identity of the killer is revealed in the movie's climactic ending.• They moved together to the edge of fulfilment - and beyond, crying out as the climactic explosion burst upon them.• More agitation and complexity rear their heads in the second movement, building to a climactic fury.• History was reaching its climactic moment and there were signs and wonders to prove it.• Her body had reached a climactic moment of its cycle, and felt famished and restless.• His climactic moments were of action, not of response.• Now what are the determinants of climactic rhythm?• A climactic scene is a brawl between the wife and husband on a ski-slope about his extra-marital affair.

Origin climactic

(1800-1900) climax

Chinese

Syllable

Corpus

BNC: 23873 COCA: 18918

climactic

Making you feel excited: exciting, alive, fast...

Important: important, major, key...