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单词 metamorphosis
释义 met·a·mor·pho·sis AHD[mĕt'ə-môrʹfə-sĭs] D.J.[ˌmetəˈmɔːfəsɪs]K.K.[ˌmɛtəˈmɔrfəsɪs]n.(名词)【复数】 met.a.mor.pho.ses[-sēz'] development of a monarch butterflyElizabeth Morales
    1. A transformation, as by magic or sorcery.形变:如通过魔术或巫术引起的变形
    1. A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.质变:在外貌、性格、状态或功能方面的显著变化
    1. Biology A change in the form and often habits of an animal during normal development after the embryonic stage. Metamorphosis includes, in insects, the transformation of a maggot into an adult fly and a caterpillar into a butterfly and, in amphibians, the changing of a tadpole into a frog.【生物学】 蜕变:动物在胚胎阶段以后正常发育期内经历的形体变化,通常也包括习惯的变化。对于昆虫,苍蝇的蜕变包括从蛆到成虫的变形以及从毛虫到蝴蝶的变形,而两栖动物,则包括从蝌蚪到青蛙的变形
    1. Pathology A usually degenerative change in the structure of a particular body tissue.【病理学】 变质:指某一特定身体组织的通常为退化性的变化
Etymology语源
    1. Latin metamorphōsis 拉丁语 metamorphōsis
    1. from Greek 源自 希腊语
    1. from metamorphoun [to transform] 源自 metamorphoun [将…变形]
    1. meta- [meta-] meta- [前缀,表“变化”]
    1. morphē [form] morphē [形状]
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