英语词汇“chrysalis”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

chrysalis

/ˈkrɪs(ə)lɪs

noun (plural chrysalises)

1A quiescent insect pupa, especially of a butterfly or moth: the transformation from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis and, finally, adult...

Don't tidy up too much in the fall; whether a butterfly overwinters as egg, caterpillar, chrysalis or adult, it needs a place to hibernate during the cold months.
In this nonfeeding condition it is called a pupa or chrysalis.
The only chrysalises we eat in Korea are from silkworms.

1.1The hard outer case enclosing a chrysalis: the splitting of the chrysalis and the slow unfolding of the wings...

Only then do they desist, becoming immobile in a hard chrysalis suspended from a leaf or stem of the larval host plant until emerging as an adult butterfly.
It appeared to be drying off its wings after emerging from its chrysalis and was happy to pose for a picture before flying off.
Release the butterfly where it was captured as soon as it emerges from its chrysalis.

1.2A transitional state: she emerged from the chrysalis of self-conscious adolescence...

Already, the gross excrescence that is slowly emerging from its chrysalis is provoking horror among local residents, as its impact on a once gracious townscape becomes evident.
It was as though the dance had not yet fully emerged from a too-cool chrysalis.
Indeed, the next day we're ready to emerge from our chrysalis for some shopping in town.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin chrysal(l)is, chrysal(l)id-, from Greek khrusallis, from khrusos 'gold' (because of the gold colour or metallic sheen of some pupae).

单词	chrysalis
释义	chrysalis /ˈkrɪs(ə)lɪs / noun (plural chrysalises) 1A quiescent insect pupa, especially of a butterfly or moth: the transformation from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis and, finally, adult... Don't tidy up too much in the fall; whether a butterfly overwinters as egg, caterpillar, chrysalis or adult, it needs a place to hibernate during the cold months. In this nonfeeding condition it is called a pupa or chrysalis. The only chrysalises we eat in Korea are from silkworms. 1.1The hard outer case enclosing a chrysalis: the splitting of the chrysalis and the slow unfolding of the wings... Only then do they desist, becoming immobile in a hard chrysalis suspended from a leaf or stem of the larval host plant until emerging as an adult butterfly. It appeared to be drying off its wings after emerging from its chrysalis and was happy to pose for a picture before flying off. Release the butterfly where it was captured as soon as it emerges from its chrysalis. 1.2A transitional state: she emerged from the chrysalis of self-conscious adolescence... Already, the gross excrescence that is slowly emerging from its chrysalis is provoking horror among local residents, as its impact on a once gracious townscape becomes evident. It was as though the dance had not yet fully emerged from a too-cool chrysalis. Indeed, the next day we're ready to emerge from our chrysalis for some shopping in town. Origin Early 17th century: from Latin chrysal(l)is, chrysal(l)id-, from Greek khrusallis, from khrusos 'gold' (because of the gold colour or metallic sheen of some pupae).
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