metamorphism

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /mɛtəˈmɔːfɪz(ə)m/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The process by which rocks are changed into other forms by the application of heat and/or pressure. countable,uncountable
    — burial means that the ambient pressure on the rock increases – as does the temperature. This encourages metamorphism.
  2. The process by which insects develop through life stages, for example, those of embryo, larva, pupa and imago. The life cycle of the butterfly is one of complete metamorphosis, in which the embryo grows within the egg, hatches into the larval stage caterpillar, enters the pupal stage within its chrysalis, and finally emerges as an adult butterfly imago. countable,uncountable
  3. Any dramatic change from one thing to another broadly,countable,uncountable
    — December 28 2015, Barrett Pall writing in the Huffington Post, 11 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Be Happy Ultimately, being happy means that even when things aren’t perfect you still understand how blessed you truly are. You remain in a constant state of uncomfortable change, evolution and metamorphism because you know that this is a process that requires care and love.

词形变化

metamorphisms plural

词汇关系

衍生词
contact metamorphism hydrometamorphism hypermetamorphism polymetamorphism pyrometamorphism regional metamorphism ultrametamorphism
相关词
metamorphic metamorphosis

词源

From metamorphosis + -ism, after French métamorphisme.
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