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metamorphosis of [noun] into [noun]
该结构常用于描述动物的生理变态，也可用于比喻事物的彻底改变。
The metamorphosis of a larva into an adult frog takes about three months.
一只幼虫变成成年青蛙的蜕变大约需要三个月。
变态；蜕变
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变态；蜕变
metamorphosis
The metamorphosis of a larva into an adult frog takes about three months.
一只幼虫变成成年青蛙的蜕变大约需要三个月。
特指动物从幼虫到成虫的变态发育；不同于“变质/变形”。
变形,例如由魔法引起的变形。
A transformation, such as one performed by magic.
某些动物幼虫到成虫的显著快速转变
the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
性格、外貌、功能或状况的显著变化。
A noticeable change in character, appearance, function, or condition.
外貌、性格或环境的显著变化
a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
The caterpillar's metamorphosis into a butterfly took two weeks.
毛毛虫变成蝴蝶的蜕变花了两周时间。
AI contextual example
In biology class, we studied the metamorphosis of a frog from a tadpole.
生物课上我们学习了青蛙从蝌蚪变形的过程。
AI contextual example
The book describes the metamorphosis of a larva into an adult insect.
这本书描述幼虫变为成年昆虫的变态过程。
AI contextual example
the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting
这座老房子蜕变成焕然一新、令人兴奋之物的过程。
WordNet
该结构常用于描述动物的生理变态，也可用于比喻事物的彻底改变。
The metamorphosis of a larva into an adult frog takes about three months.
一只幼虫变成成年青蛙的蜕变大约需要三个月。
常与物主代词连用，强调转变后的结果，多用于比喻。
Her metamorphosis into a writer happened over several years.
她蜕变成一名作家用了好几年时间。
Not this
The caterpillar metamorphosis into a butterfly.
Use this
The caterpillar undergoes metamorphosis into a butterfly.
metamorphosis 是名词，不能直接作谓语；表达‘蜕变’时要用 undergo + metamorphosis，不能把名词误当动词使用。
Not this
The metamorphosises of these insects take different lengths of time.
Use this
The metamorphoses of these insects take different lengths of time.
metamorphosis 的复数是不规则变化，把词尾 -sis 变成 -ses，即 metamorphoses，而不是加 -es 变成 metamorphosises。
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经历蜕变；经历变态发育
The tadpole undergoes metamorphosis to become a frog.
蝌蚪经历变态发育变成青蛙。
完全变态（发育）
Butterflies are insects that undergo complete metamorphosis.
蝴蝶是经历完全变态发育的昆虫。
不完全变态（发育）
Grasshoppers develop through incomplete metamorphosis without a pupal stage.
蝗虫经历不完全变态发育，没有蛹期。
向…的蜕变；变成…的过程
The caterpillar's metamorphosis into a butterfly is a remarkable process.
毛毛虫蜕变成蝴蝶是一个奇妙的过程。
变态过程；蜕变过程
The process of metamorphosis can take several weeks.
变态过程可能需要几周时间。
经历蜕变
The company underwent a metamorphosis after the new CEO arrived.
新CEO上任后，这家公司经历了一次蜕变。
经历彻底变化；发生蜕变
She went through a metamorphosis from a shy teenager to a confident speaker.
她从害羞的少女蜕变为自信的演讲者。
一天早晨，格里高尔·萨姆沙从不安的睡梦中醒来，发现自己在床上变成了一只巨大的昆虫。
Kafka's novella The Metamorphosis tells the story of Gregor Samsa's sudden metamorphosis into a giant insect.
卡夫卡的中篇小说《变形记》讲述了格里高尔·萨姆沙突然变形成一只大虫子的故事。
Use metamorphosis naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
毛毛虫变蝴蝶的蜕变：记住词中morph=形态变化，meta+ morph + osis 就是整个变形过程。
语域：formal 常见场景：biology textbooks and papers、academic lectures 该词主要指昆虫或两栖动物从幼虫发育为成体的过程，常见于生物学教材、论文及学术讲座，属于正式书面语；日常对话中一般较少使用。
复数形式为 metamorphoses。
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