metamorphose

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːˌfəʊz/    美 /ˌmɛtəˈmɔɹˌfoʊz/|/ˌmɛtəˈmɔɹˌfoʊs/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. Of a moth or insect, to undergo metamorphosis. intransitive
  2. To undergo some transformation. broadly,intransitive
    — In fact, perhaps this is the pure and perfect incest: the brother realising that the sister’s virginity must be destroyed in order to have existed at all, taking that virginity in the person of the brother-in-law, the man whom he would be if he could become, metamorphose into, the lover, the husband; by whom he would be despoiled, choose for despoiler, if the could become, metamorphose into the sister, the mistress, the bride.
  3. To transform (something) so that it has a completely different appearance. transitive

词形变化

metamorphoses present,singular,third-person metamorphosing participle,present metamorphosed participle,past metamorphosed past

词汇关系

衍生词
metamorphosable metamorphoser unmetamorphosed
相关词
metamorphism metamorphosis

词源

From French métamorphoser, from Old French metamorphose, from Latin metamorphōsis; see metamorphosis.
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