Word · Frequency #19821
Fully loadedmetamorphosis
变态；蜕变
metamorphosis
特指动物从幼虫到成虫的变态发育；不同于“变质/变形”。
- 1.
A transformation, such as one performed by magic.
变形,例如由魔法引起的变形。
- 2.
the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
某些动物幼虫到成虫的显著快速转变
- 3.
A noticeable change in character, appearance, function, or condition.
性格、外貌、功能或状况的显著变化。
- 4.
a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
外貌、性格或环境的显著变化
- 5.
A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal development (e.g. the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly or a tadpole into a frog).
动物在胚胎期后正常发育过程中形态及常伴随习性的变化(例如毛毛虫变成蝴蝶或蝌蚪变成青蛙)。
- 6.
a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft
物理形态或物质的彻底改变(尤指魔法或巫术引起)
- 7.
A change, usually degenerative, in the structure of a specific body tissue.
特定身体组织结构的改变,通常是退行性的。
变形,例如由魔法引起的变形。；某些动物幼虫到成虫的显著快速转变；性格、外貌、功能或状况的显著变化。；外貌、性格或环境的显著变化；动物在胚胎期后正常发育过程中形态及常伴随习性的变化(例如毛毛虫变成蝴蝶或蝌蚪变成青蛙)。
In use
The caterpillar's metamorphosis into a butterfly took two weeks.
In biology class, we studied the metamorphosis of a frog from a tadpole.
The book describes the metamorphosis of a larva into an adult insect.
the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting
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。
metamorphosis into [noun]
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.
Connections
Collocations
- undergo metamorphosis
- 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。
- complete metamorphosis
- 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。
- incomplete metamorphosis
- 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。
- metamorphosis into
- 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。
- process of metamorphosis
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 metamorphoses。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有与本词完全押韵的常用词。diagnosis、hypnosis、psychosis 都含 -osis 拼写，但结尾读 /oʊsɪs/，与 metamorphosis 的 /fəsəs/ 不同。metaphor 开头读 /ˈmɛtə/，与 metamorphosis 的 /ˌmɛtə/ 接近；metastasis 拼写以 meta- 开头，但读 /məˈtæs/。morph 与 metamorphosis 的 /mɔrf/ 部分一致，但整词不构成押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.