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单词 chrysalis
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chrysalis

(krɪsəlɪs)
Word forms: plural chrysalises
1. countable noun
A chrysalis is a butterfly or moth in the stage between being a larva and an adult.
2. countable noun
A chrysalis is the hard, protective covering that a chrysalis has.
...a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis.

chrysalis in British English

(ˈkrɪsəlɪs)
nounWord forms: plural chrysalises or chrysalides (krɪˈsælɪˌdiːz)
1. 
the obtect pupa of a moth or butterfly
2. 
anything in the process of developing
Word origin
C17: from Latin chrӯsallis, from Greek khrusallis, from khrusos gold, of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew harūz gold

chrysalis in American English

(ˈkrɪsəlɪs)
nounWord forms: plural chryˈsaliˌdes (krɪˈsæləˌdiz) or ˈchrysalises
1. 
the pupa of a butterfly, the form of the insect when between the larval and adult stages and in a case or cocoon
2. 
the case or cocoon
3. 
a stage of development when something or someone is still protected
Word origin
L chrysallis < Gr, golden-colored chrysalis of a butterfly < chrysos, gold: of Sem orig., as in Akkadian ḫurāṣu, Heb hārūz, gold, Aram harā, yellow

Examples of 'chrysalis' in a sentence
chrysalis

A window was open, the match flame like a moth coming 6 out of its chrysalis.
Sillitoe, Alan THE OPEN DOOR (1995)
The elevator was descending fast, it was dropping like a stone, pulling her out of her skin like an insect emerging from its chrysalis.
Stewart, Michael COMPULSION (1995)
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