名詞 metamorphosis:

1. the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
   同義詞：metabolism
2. a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
   同義詞：transfiguration
3. a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft

1. She's undergo quite a metamorphosis since you last see her.
   自你上次見到她以來，她已完全變了一個樣子。
2. One of the favourite games in fairy tales is metamorphosis.
   神話故事的慣用手法之一是憑借魔力改變形態(tài)。
3. The social metamorphosis occurred in China is remarkable.
   中國發(fā)生的社會變化是值得注意的。
4. It shows the metamorphosis of a larva into a butterfly.
   它展示了從幼蟲變成蝴蝶的過程。

met.a.mor.pho.sis

n.（名詞）
【復數】 met.a.mor.pho.ses[-sôz.]
A transformation, as by magic or sorcery.
形變：如通過魔術或巫術引起的變形
A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
質變：在外貌、性格、狀態(tài)或功能方面的顯著變化
Biology A change in the form and often habits of an animal during normal development after the embryonic stage. Metamorphosis includes, in insects, the transformation of a maggot into an adult fly and a caterpillar into a butterfly and, in amphibians, the changing of a tadpole into a frog.
【生物學】 蛻變：動物在胚胎階段以后正常發(fā)育期內經歷的形體變化，通常也包括習慣的變化。對于昆蟲，蒼蠅的蛻變包括從蛆到成蟲的變形以及從毛蟲到蝴蝶的變形，而兩棲動物，則包括從蝌蚪到青蛙的變形
Pathology A usually degenerative change in the structure of a particular body tissue.
【病理學】 變質：指某一特定身體組織的通常為退化性的變化

來源：
Latin metamorphôsis
拉丁語 metamorphôsis
from Greek
源自 希臘語
from metamorphoun [to transform]
源自 metamorphoun [將…變形]
meta- [meta-]
meta- [前綴，表.變化.]
morphô [form]
morphô [形狀]