transmogrify

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17世纪,词源不详,但可能源自transmiguretransmigrate。但还可能派生自maugre,因此一开始可能指“凶眼”,但受到了上一个词源的影响,其词义变换为“变形”。还有一种可能性是transfiguremodify的合并。

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transmogrify (第三人称单数简单现在时 transmogrifies,现在分词 transmogrifying,一般过去时及过去分词 transmogrified)

  1. (及物) 完全改变...的形状
    • 1652, n.a. [Isabel Yeamans], The Year of Wonders[1], London: George Horton,页号 10:
      Our present Governors (who have transmografide Monarchy into a Free State) ...
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  2. (不及物) 形状完全改变
    • 1987 4月 2, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic):
      Just set the dial to "Calvin", and I'll transmogrify back to a boy.
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    • 2015 8月 5, “Review: `Hamilton,' Young Rebels Changing History and Theater”, 出自 The New York Times:
      But 'Hamilton,' directed by Thomas Kail and starring Mr. Miranda, might just be about worth it—at least to anyone who wants proof that the American musical is not only surviving but also evolving in ways that should allow it to thrive and transmogrify in years to come.
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