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metamorphoses

UK //ˌmetəˈmɔːfəsiːz//US //ˌmetəˈmɔːrfəsiːz//

词源

源自希腊语 'metamorphoun',由 'meta-'(变化)和 'morphē'(形态)组成,字面意思是'改变形态'。

noun

❶ 指生物体在生命周期中发生的显著形态变化,如毛毛虫变成蝴蝶的过程。

“The metamorphoses of a tadpole into a frog is fascinating to observe.”

(观察蝌蚪变成青蛙的变态过程非常有趣。)

“Butterflies undergo complete metamorphoses during their life cycle.”

(蝴蝶在生命周期中会经历完全变态。)

❶ 指事物或人的重大转变或彻底改变,常用于比喻意义。

“The city underwent dramatic metamorphoses after the war.”

(这座城市在战后经历了戏剧性的转变。)

“Her metamorphoses from shy girl to confident leader surprised everyone.”

(她从害羞女孩到自信领导的转变让所有人惊讶。)

同义词:transformation, change, evolution

verb

❶ 指经历形态或性质的重大改变,通常指生物或事物的转变过程。

“The caterpillar will metamorphose into a butterfly in about two weeks.”

(毛毛虫将在大约两周内变成蝴蝶。)

“The tadpoles are beginning to metamorphose into frogs.”

(蝌蚪们正开始变成青蛙。)

同义词:transform, transmute, evolve

常见短语

undergo metamorphosis — 经历重大转变或变态过程,常用于描述生物变化或人的重大改变。

“Teenagers undergo a kind of metamorphosis as they mature into adults.”

(青少年在成长为成年人的过程中经历着某种蜕变。)

complete metamorphosis — 完全变态,指昆虫生命周期中包括卵、幼虫、蛹和成虫四个阶段的发育过程。

“Butterflies experience complete metamorphosis during their life cycle.”

(蝴蝶在其生命周期中经历完全变态。)