1852 (from 1845 as a French word in English), from French ménopause, from medical Latin menopausis, from Greek men (genitive menos) "month" (see moon (n.)) + pausis "a cessation, a pause," from pauein "to cause to cease" (see pause (n.)). Earlier it was change of life.
例文
1. The male menopause is said to affect men who are approaching middle age.
中年になると男性更年期を経験するという。
2.Debate has raged around the possibility of male menopause for decades.
男の更年期に問題があるかどうかの論争は数十年続いている。
3. Menopause is a natural biological process,not a medical illness.
閉経は自然な生理過程であり、医学疾患ではない。
4.The China Medical Association prevents academic society menopause academic society member.
中華医学会予防学会閉経学会委員.
5.Male menopause is a lot moreo fun than female menopause .