1530s, "change of form or shape," especially by witchcraft, from Latin metamorphosis, from Greek metamorphosis "a transforming, a transformation," from metamorphoun "to transform, to be transfigured," from meta- "change" (see meta-) + morphe "form" (see Morpheus). Biological sense is from 1660s. As the title of Ovid's work, late 14c., Metamorphoseos, from Latin Metamorphoses (plural).
实用例句
1. The metamorphosis from anxious wife to feted author was rapid and dramatic.
从整日焦虑的妻子到受人追捧的作家，这变化迅速而剧烈。来自柯林斯例句
2. the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly
从毛毛虫到蝴蝶的蜕变来自《权威词典》
3. A butterfly is produced by metamorphosis from a caterpillar.
蝴蝶是由毛虫脱胎变成的.来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. One of the favourite games in fairy tales is metamorphosis.
神话故事的惯用手法之一是凭借魔力改变形态.来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
5. Hormones regulate many insect functions, including ecdysis and metamorphosis.
