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metamorphic + noun
作定语时常见于地质学，表示“变质的”，常修饰 rock、mineral 等名词。
These metamorphic rocks were once buried deep underground.
这些变质岩曾深埋在地下。
变质的（岩石）
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变质的（岩石）
of or relating to metamorphosis, especially of rocks
These metamorphic rocks were once buried deep underground.
这些变质岩曾深埋在地下。
多用于地质学，指岩石在高温高压下发生成分或结构变化。
以形态或性质的变化为特征或表现出这种变化的。
Characterised by or exhibiting a change in form or character.
与变质作用有关的；因暴露于强烈热和/或压力而发生结构改变的。
Pertaining to metamorphism; having been structurally altered as a result of, or resulting from, exposure to intense heat and/or pressure (at the contact zone between colliding plates, for example).
与形态转变有关的。
Pertaining to metamorphosis.
属于或关于变形疗法的,一种受反射疗法影响的按摩形式。
Of or relating to the Metamorphic Technique, a form of massage influenced by reflexology.
The geologist explained how heat and pressure create metamorphic rocks like marble.
地质学家解释了热量和压力如何形成大理岩这类变质岩。
The caterpillar's metamorphic transformation into a butterfly amazed the children.
毛毛虫变成蝴蝶的变态过程让孩子们惊叹不已。
Over millions of years, the shifting plates produced a metamorphic landscape of folded mountains.
数百万年间，板块运动造就了由褶皱山脉构成的变质地形。
作定语时常见于地质学，表示“变质的”，常修饰 rock、mineral 等名词。
These metamorphic rocks were once buried deep underground.
这些变质岩曾深埋在地下。
作表语时描述主语的性质；注意不要与 metaphorical（隐喻的）混淆。
This rock is metamorphic, not sedimentary.
这块岩石是变质的，不是沉积的。
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The metamorphic of a tadpole into a frog is a fascinating process.
Use this
The metamorphosis of a tadpole into a frog is a fascinating process.
metamorphic 是形容词，不能作名词表示‘变态/演变过程’；表示这个过程应用名词 metamorphosis。
Not this
His jokes are considered metamorphic by many people.
Use this
His jokes are considered perverted by many people.
汉语‘变态’可指‘反常/下流’，但英语 metamorphic 只表示‘变形的/变质的/变态发育的’，没有‘下流’之意；表达该义应用 perverted 或 abnormal。
Not this
The insect metamorphics into an adult beetle.
Use this
The insect metamorphoses into an adult beetle.
metamorphic 是形容词，不能作动词；表示‘变成/蜕变’应用动词 metamorphose，其第三人称单数为 metamorphoses。
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变质岩
Slate is a metamorphic rock that splits into thin layers.
板岩是一种可分裂成薄层的变质岩。
变质程度；变质等级
Geologists use mineral assemblages to determine the metamorphic grade of a rock.
地质学家利用矿物组合来确定岩石的变质程度。
变质相
Each metamorphic facies reflects a specific range of pressure and temperature.
每个变质相都对应特定的压力与温度范围。
接触变质带；变质晕
The limestone near the intrusion developed a metamorphic aureole with new minerals.
侵入体附近的石灰岩发育出一个含有新矿物的接触变质带。
变态变化；变形变化
The time-lapse video shows the metamorphic change of a tadpole into a frog.
这个延时视频展示了蝌蚪变成青蛙的变态变化。
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想象岩石在高温高压下变形，像毛毛虫变蝴蝶一样发生‘变态’——都是形态改变。
语域：mixed 常见场景：geology、biology、medicine 该词比较正式，多用于地质学、生物学等专业语境；日常口语中一般不常用。在地质学中常表示“变质的”（如变质岩），在生物学中表示“形态变化的”，医学领域也可能译作“变态的”。
这些词都以 -orphic 结尾，重读元音为长音 /ɔː/，与 metamorphic 的词尾 -morphic 押韵。注意拼写相似的 metaphoric (/ˌmetəˈfɒrɪk/) 和 catastrophic (/ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk/) 虽然也以 -phic 结尾，但元音不同（/ɒ/），不押韵。
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