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metamorphosis

英 [,metə'mɔːfəsɪs; ,metəmɔː'fəʊsɪs] 美 ['mɛtə'mɔrfəsɪs]

解释

n. 变形；变质

※ 提供单词"metamorphosis"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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).

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例句和用法

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。

2. the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly: 从毛毛虫到蝴蝶的蜕变

3. A butterfly is produced by metamorphosis from a caterpillar.: 蝴蝶是由毛虫脱胎变成的.

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.

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。