| 释义 |
chrysalis/ˈkris(ə)lis/n. (pl. chrysalises or chrysalides /kriˈsælidi:z/) 1a a quiescent pupa of a butterfly or moth 蝶蛹，蛾蛹 b the hard outer case enclosing it 蛹壳，虫茧 2 a preparatory or transitional state 预备(或转化)阶段 [Latin from Greek khrusallis -idos, from khrusos ‘gold’] |