单词 | metamorphosis |
释义 | Word Frequency metamorphosis(ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs, ˌmɛtəmɔːˈfəʊsɪs) nounWord forms: plural -ses (-ˌsiːz) 1. a complete change of physical form or substance 2. a complete change of character, appearance, etc 3. a person or thing that has undergone metamorphosis 4. zoology the rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in certain animals, for example the stage between tadpole and frog or between chrysalis and butterfly Word origin C16: via Latin from Greek: transformation, from meta- + morphē form |
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