metamorphosis

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n. 蜕变, 变质, 变形 [医] 变态, 变形, 变质

发音

UK /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs/
其它
UK /ˌmɛtəmɔːˈfəʊsɪs/
CA /ˌmɛtəˈmoɹfəsɪs/
US /ˌmɛtəˈmoɹfəsɪs/
CA /ˌmɛɾəˈmoɹfəsɪs/
US /ˌmɛɾəˈmoɹfəsɪs/

词形变化

metamorphoses 复数 metamorphoses

教材释义与例句

名词

变形；变质

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A change, usually degenerative, in the structure of a specific body tissue.

    可数 不可数 医学
  2. 2.

    A transformation, such as one performed by magic.

    变态

    变形

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A noticeable change in character, appearance, function, or condition.

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal development (e.g. the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly or a tadpole into a frog).

    变态

    可数 不可数 生物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

metabolism transfiguration

上位词 4

translation transformation revision alteration

下位词 5

hemimetabolism hemimetaboly hemimetamorphosis heterometabolism holometabolism

词源

First attested in 1533, from Latin metamorphōsis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis), from μετά (metá, “change”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”). Analyzable as meta- + -morph + -osis

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