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单词 metamorphosis
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met·amor·phosis

noun
/ˌmetəˈmɔːfəsɪs/
/ˌmetəˈmɔːrfəsɪs/
(plural metamorphoses
/ˌmetəˈmɔːfəsiːz/
/ˌmetəˈmɔːrfəsiːz/
)
[countable, uncountable]
  1. metamorphosis (of something) (into something) (biology) the process in which an insect or an amphibian (such as a frog) changes from its young form to its adult form in two or more separate stages蜕变;变形;变态
    • the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly从毛毛虫到蝴蝶的蜕变
  2. metamorphosis (from something) (into something) (formal) a process in which somebody/something changes completely into something different变形;质变 synonym transformation
    • She had undergone an amazing metamorphosis from awkward schoolgirl to beautiful woman.她经历了从笨拙的女学生到大美人这一令人惊讶的变化。
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek metamorphōsis, from metamorphoun ‘transform, change shape’.
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