transmute

vt. 使变形, 使变质 vi. 变形, 变质

发音

US /tɹænzˈmjuːt/

词形变化

transmuted transmutes 三单 transmutes transmutest transmuteth transmuting transmuting 现在分词 transmuted 过去式 transmuted 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To change or convert one thing to another, or from one state or form to another.

    及物/不及物

    The alchemists tried to transmute base metals to gold.

    Did the base metals transmute to gold?

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

transform metamorphose transubstantiate

上位词 3

change alter modify

下位词 10

work turn become process work on aurify destalinize sorcerise sorcerize stalinize

词源

From Latin trānsmūtāre, from trans + mūtāre.

来源：wiktionary