| 释义 |
metathesis/miˈtæθisis/n. (pl. metatheses /-si:z/) 1 Gram. the transposition of sounds or letters in a word 【语法】音位(或字位)变换；换位 2 Chem. the interchange of atoms or groups of atoms between two molecules; double decomposition 【化】置换作用；复分解作用 3 an instance of either of these 置换；复分解 □ metathetic /metəˈθetik/ adj.□ metathetical /metəˈθetik(ə)l/ adj.[Late Latin from Greek metatithēmi ‘transpose’] |