metamorphosis

英 [ˌmetə'mɔːfəsɪs] 美 [ˌmetə'mɔːrfəsɪs]

• n. 变质；变形；转变；[生、医]变态

英英释义

Noun:

1. the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals

2. a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances;

   "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting"
   

3. a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Low temperature keep the foods from metamorphosis.
   低温使食物不会变质。
2. 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。
3. She's undergo quite a metamorphosis since you last see her.
   自你上次见到她以来，她已完全变了一个样子。
4. It shows the metamorphosis of a larva into a butterfly.
   它展示了从幼虫变成蝴蝶的过程。

经典引文

• By a singular metamorphosis, the secular principle was now represented by the Catholics, and the theological..by the Protestants.

  出自： H. T. Buckle

• Do not fear that I..should demand a metamorphosis of your present self.

  出自： M. Beerbohm

词汇搭配

• retrogressive metamorphosis 逆行变态
• cataclysmic metamorphosis 突变态
• complete metamorphosis 完全变态
• regressive metamorphosis 退化变态
• metamorphosis hormone 变态激素
• fat metamorphosis 脂肪变态
• evolutionary metamorphosis 进化变态
• degenerative metamorphosis [医] 退化变态...
• progressive metamorphosis 前进变态
• tissue metamorphosis [医] 组织变态...
• platelet metamorphosis 血小板变态
• direct metamorphosis 直接变态
• juxtaposition metamorphosis 接触变形
• caenogenetic metamorphosis 新性变态
• primary metamorphosis 初级变态
• fatty metamorphosis 脂肪变态
• incomplete metamorphosis 不完全变态
• secondary metamorphosis 次级变态

近反义词

【近义词】

• evolution 进化
• translation 翻译
• adaptation 改编
• transformation 转型
• change 变化
• conversion 转变
• mutation 变化
• alteration 改变
• transmutation 变化
• transfiguration 变形
• metabolism 新陈代谢