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单词 metamorphose
释义

metamorphosis /me-tə-mörˈfə-sis or met-ə-mör-fōˈsis/

noun (pl metamorˈphoses /-sēz or -fōˈsēz/)
  1. A change of shape, transformation
  2. The transformation of a human being to an animal, a stone, tree, etc (folklore)
  3. The marked change which some living beings undergo in the course of growth, as caterpillar to butterfly, tadpole to frog
ORIGIN: Gr metamorphōsīs, from meta (see meta-), and morphē form

metamorˈphic adjective

  1. Showing or relating to change of form
  2. Formed by alteration of existing rocks by heat, pressure, or other processes in the earth's crust (geology)

metamorˈphism noun

Transformation of rocks in the earth's crust (contact metamorphism, by contact with or neighbourhood of igneous material, or regional metamorphism, owing to general conditions over a wide region)

metamorˈphist noun

A person who believes that Christ's body merged into the Deity at the Ascension

metamorˈphose /-fōz or -fōs/ transitive verb

  1. To transform
  2. To subject to metamorphism or metamorphosis
  3. To develop in another form
intransitive verb

To undergo metamorphosis

metamorphic technique noun

A form of therapy using massage on specific areas of the feet, hands, or head which are believed to relate to the body's prenatal experiences (also called prenatal therapy)

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