"shapeshifter" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 变形者
• 变身者

Definition

Shapeshifter 指可以改变其形态或外貌的人或事物，通常是通过魔法。常见于神话、奇幻故事和民间传说中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于奇幻、科幻或神话中，常指有魔法能力的生物。有时也可比喻性地形容善于伪装的人。经常搭配‘变形能力’。不可用于日常变化如换衣服。

Examples

In many myths, a shapeshifter can become any animal.

在许多神话中，**变形者**可以变成任何动物。

The movie shows an alien shapeshifter coming to Earth.

电影里有个外星**变身者**来到地球。

The magician in the story is a shapeshifter who can turn into a wolf.

故事中的魔法师是一个**变形者**，能变成狼。

Some say the werewolf is the most famous shapeshifter in folklore.

有些人说狼人是民间传说中最有名的**变形者**。

If I could be a shapeshifter, I’d spend every day as a different animal.

如果我是**变形者**，我每天都会变成不同的动物。

That character’s such a good shapeshifter, you never know who she really is!

那个角色是个很厉害的**变形者**，你永远不知道她真正的身份！