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menopausal

/men-uh-paw-zuhl/US // ˌmɛn əˈpɔ zəl //

绝经期,绝经,更年期,绝经的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.

Examples

  • Rarely do whales leave the group—meaning post-menopausal whales can contribute to parenting their grandchildren for decades after their reproductive ability ends.

  • In the 1970s, people did studies on the hormones of menopausal women, but they excluded from the study any women who worked outside the home.

  • Around 84% of them have reportedly said menopausal symptoms are disruptive to their lives.

  • I read that one in 10 women want to leave the workplace because of menopausal symptoms, sothere’s still lots of work that needs to be done.

  • For this edition of our Confessions series, where we offer anonymity in exchange for candor, we spoke to a director at a digital marketing agency about how suffering from menopausal symptoms can affect women in the workplace.

  • For example, if plans cover hormones for post-menopausal women, they must also cover them for transgender women.

  • I mean, wait, not pre-menopausal, sorry–that’s Caroline–she was hormonal ‘cause she was pregnant.

  • When she was elected the first female prime minister, she was a shrill, shiny-faced, menopausal woman of 53.