【同义词辨析】 改变transform-transfigure
transform: implies a major change in form, nature, or function: ~ed a small company into a corporate giant. 强调重大改变,又如it was an event that would transform my life那是能够彻底改变我一生的一件事
metamorphose: suggests an abrupt or startling change induced by or as if by magic or a supernatural power or the proceeding of a process of natural development: ~d awkward girls into graceful ballerinas. (生物学中metamorphosis表示蜕变,即动物生长过程中的形态进阶,如the metamorphosis of tadpoles into frogs蝌蚪到青蛙的蜕变,如caterpillars metamorphose to butterflies毛虫蜕变为蝴蝶)
transmute: implies a fundamental transforming into a higher element or thing: ~d a shopworn tale into a psychological masterpiece. 又如the former criminal had transmuted into a national hero由罪犯蜕变(质变、飞跃)为民族英雄
convert: implies a change fitting something for a new or different use or function: ~ed the boys' room into a guest bedroom.
transmogrify: suggests an extreme, often grotesque or preposterous metamorphosis: the prince was ~ied into a frog.
transfigure: implies a change that exalts or glorifies: ecstasy ~d her face.
transform改变: 指重大变化,metamorphose改变蜕变: 大到令人惊讶的变化,transmute质变飞跃: 变崇高,convert转变: 为适配不同用途,transmogrify剧变: 极端怪异荒唐的改变,transfigure改观美化: 使容光焕发面貌一新
记忆方法: 1) 首字母TTTT CM想成4 Ton四吨Mu Cai木材<==改变用途
2) 改变的意思是使变化mean to change a thing into a different thing or form.首字母TTTT CM想成4 Ton四吨Mu Cai木材<==改变用途