"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**。