metamorphosis
英 [,metə'mɔːfəsɪs; ,metəmɔː'fəʊsɪs]
美['mɛtə'mɔrfəsɪs]
- n. 变形；变质
词态变化
复数: metamorphoses;
中文词源
metamorphosis 变形，质变
meta-,改变，-morph,形状，词源同form.- osis,表状态。
英文词源
- metamorphosis (n.)
- 1530s, "change of form or shape," especially by witchcraft, from Latin metamorphosis, from Greek metamorphosis "a transforming, a transformation," from metamorphoun "to transform, to be transfigured," from meta- "change" (see meta-) + morphe "form" (see Morpheus). Biological sense is from 1660s. As the title of Ovid's work, late 14c., Metamorphoseos, from Latin Metamorphoses (plural).
双语例句
- 1. The metamorphosis from anxious wife to feted author was rapid and dramatic.
- 从整日焦虑的妻子到受人追捧的作家，这变化迅速而剧烈。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly
- 从毛毛虫到蝴蝶的蜕变
来自《权威词典》
- 3. A butterfly is produced by metamorphosis from a caterpillar.
- 蝴蝶是由毛虫脱胎变成的.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. One of the favourite games in fairy tales is metamorphosis.
- 神话故事的惯用手法之一是凭借魔力改变形态.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. Hormones regulate many insect functions, including ecdysis and metamorphosis.
- 激素调节昆虫的许多功能，包括蜕皮和变态。
来自辞典例句