"metamorphosis" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 蜕变
• 变形

Definition

完全或剧烈的形式、结构或特性的变化；常用于描述昆虫或动物的转变，也指人或事物的重大变化。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用于正式或学术语境，尤其指生物学中昆虫等的蜕变。也可比喻重大的人或事的变化。常与“经历”、“发生”等搭配。

Examples

A caterpillar goes through metamorphosis to become a butterfly.

毛毛虫通过**蜕变**变成蝴蝶。

Frogs also experience metamorphosis as they develop from tadpoles.

青蛙从蝌蚪发育为青蛙时也会经历**变形**。

The story describes the hero’s metamorphosis from coward to leader.

故事描述了主人公从懦夫到领袖的**蜕变**。

After moving abroad, she went through a real metamorphosis and totally changed her outlook.

出国后，她经历了真正的**蜕变**，完全改变了自己的看法。

Seeing the city’s metamorphosis over the last decade has been incredible.

看到这座城市在过去十年里的**蜕变**真是不可思议。

His confidence after graduation was like a complete metamorphosis.

他毕业后的自信简直像一次完全的**蜕变**。