| 单词 | chrysalis |
| 释义 | chrysalis From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishInsectschrysalischrys‧a‧lis /ˈkrɪsəlɪs/ noun [countable]HBIa moth or butterfly at the stage of development when it has a hard outer shell and is changing into its adult formExamples from the Corpuschrysalis• Butterflies: During winter, caterpillars form a chrysalis.• His armour has become a bandage as stiff as the casing of a chrysalis.• Wexford was reminded of a butterfly, fresh and lusty, that has escaped from a dried chrysalis.• Chrysalid came from chrysalis, a protective covering, a sheltered state or stage of being or growth.• Over the years, however, the chrysalis has developed a few harmless transparencies.• Within the chrysalis the insect undergoes complete metamorphosis.• The chrysalis stays fixed to the resting place.Origin chrysalis (1600-1700) Latin chrysallis “gold-colored chrysalis of some butterflies”, from Greek, from chrysos “gold” |
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