"climax" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 高潮

Definition

高潮是指故事或事件中最激動人心或最重要的時刻，也可以指任何情況的頂點。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

此詞主要用於正式或文學場合，指故事、電影或戲劇的轉捩點。在日常生活中，也可以指某事最激烈的時刻。亦可用於性高潮的描述。不要與『anti-climax』（失望、掃興）混淆。

Examples

The story reached its climax when the hero faced the villain.

故事在主角面對反派時達到**高潮**。

The climax of the movie was very exciting.

電影的**高潮**非常激動人心。

Everyone cheered at the climax of the performance.

表演的**高潮**時大家都歡呼起來。

We waited two hours, but the race’s climax was totally worth it.

我們等了兩個小時，但比賽的**高潮**非常值得。

The argument built up for days before finally reaching its climax.

爭論持續了好幾天，最後終於到達了**高潮**。

You can usually tell the climax is coming when everything speeds up in a story.

當故事節奏加快時，通常就能感覺到**高潮**要來了。