| 释义 |
meta·plasm
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌplazəm\ noun
(-s)
1. [Latin metaplasmus, literally, transformation, from Greek metaplasmos, from metaplassein to remold, from meta- + plassein to mold — more at plaster] : alteration of regular verbal, grammatical, or rhetorical structure usually by transposition of the letters or syllables of a word or of the words in a sentence
2. [International Scientific Vocabulary meta- + -plasm; originally formed as German metaplasma] : material consisting of lifeless derivatives of protoplasm (as cell walls, starch grains)
• meta·plas·mic \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|plazmik\ adjective |