| 单词 | metamorphosis |
| 释义 | metamorphosis[ met-uh-mawr-fuh-sis ] / ˌmɛt əˈmɔr fə sɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR metamorphosis ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural met·a·mor·pho·ses [met-uh-mawr-fuh-seez]. /ˌmɛt əˈmɔr fəˌsiz/.Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly.Compare complete metamorphosis. a complete change of form, structure, or substance, as transformation by magic or witchcraft. any complete change in appearance, character, circumstances, etc. a form resulting from any such change. Pathology.
Botany. the structural or functional modification of a plant organ or structure during its development. Origin of metamorphosis1525–35; <New Latin metamorphōsis<Greek metamórphōsis transformation. See meta-, -morph, -osis SYNONYMS FOR metamorphosis2 mutation, transmutation. SEE SYNONYMS FOR metamorphosis ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR metamorphosis1, 2 stasis. SEE ANTONYMS FOR metamorphosis ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM metamorphosisnon·met·a·mor·pho·sis, noun, plural non·met·a·mor·pho·ses.Words nearby metamorphosismetamorphic rock, metamorphism, metamorphopsia, metamorphose, Metamorphoses, metamorphosis, metamorphous, Metamucil, metamyelocyte, metanalysis, metanarrative Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for metamorphosisBritish Dictionary definitions for metamorphosismetamorphosis / (ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs) / noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)a complete change of physical form or substance a complete change of character, appearance, etc a person or thing that has undergone metamorphosis 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 for metamorphosisC16: via Latin from Greek: transformation, from meta- + morphē form Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for metamorphosismetamorphosis [ (met-uh-mawr-fuh-sis) ] A change in an animal as it grows, particularly a radical change, such as the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for metamorphosismetamorphosis [ mĕt′ə-môr′fə-sĭs ] n. pl. met•a•mor•pho•ses (-sēz′)A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.transformation A change in the form and often habits of an animal during normal development after the embryonic stage. Metamorphosis includes, in insects, the transformation of a maggot into an adult fly and a caterpillar into a butterfly and, in amphibians, the changing of a tadpole into a frog. A usually degenerative pathological change in the structure of a particular body tissue. Other words from metamorphosismet′a•mor•phot′ic (-môr-fŏt′ĭk) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for metamorphosismetamorphosis [ mĕt′ə-môr′fə-sĭs ] Dramatic change in the form and often the habits of an animal during its development after birth or hatching. The transformation of a maggot into an adult fly and of a tadpole into an adult frog are examples of metamorphosis. The young of such animals are called larvae. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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