| 单词 | metamorphosis |
| 释义 | metamorphosis[,metə'mɒ:fəsis]n. 蜕变, 变质, 变形【医】 变态, 变形, 变质 metamorphosis met.a.mor.pho.sis AHD: [mµt”…-môr“f…-s¹s] D.J. [7met*6m%8f*s!s]K.K. [7mWt*6m%rf*s!s]n.（名词） 【复数】 met.a.mor.pho.ses[-s¶z”] 1. A transformation, as by magic or sorcery.形变：如通过魔术或巫术引起的变形2. A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.质变：在外貌、性格、状态或功能方面的显著变化3. Biology 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.【生物学】 蜕变：动物在胚胎阶段以后正常发育期内经历的形体变化，通常也包括习惯的变化。对于昆虫，苍蝇的蜕变包括从蛆到成虫的变形以及从毛虫到蝴蝶的变形，而两栖动物，则包括从蝌蚪到青蛙的变形4. Pathology A usually degenerative change in the structure of a particular body tissue.【病理学】 变质：指某一特定身体组织的通常为退化性的变化语源:1. Latin metamorph½sis 拉丁语 metamorph½sis 2. from Greek 源自 希腊语 3. from metamorphoun [to transform] 源自 metamorphoun [将…变形] 4. meta- [meta-] meta- [前缀，表“变化”] 5. morph¶ [form] morph¶ [形状] |
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