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metamorphosis/metəˈmɔ:fəsis, metəmɔ:ˈfəʊsis/n. (pl. metamorphoses /-si:z/) 1 a change of form (by natural or supernatural means) (因自然或超自然因素而形成的)形变 2 a changed form 变化了的形状 3 a change of character, conditions, etc. (性格、环境等的)变化 4 Zool. the transformation between an immature form and an adult form, e.g. from a pupa to an insect, or from a tadpole to a frog 【动】变态(如由蛹变为昆虫或由蝌蚪变为青蛙) [Latin from Greek metamorphōsis, from metamorphoō ‘transform’ (as META-, morphoō from morphē ‘form’)] |