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morph

/mɔː(ɹ)f/

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noun

语素变体

(grammar) A physical form representing some morpheme in language. It is a recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds.

Examples :

"The "cat" in the sentence "The cat sat on the mat" is a morph representing the morpheme for a feline. "

在句子 "The cat sat on the mat" 中，"cat" 是一个语素变体，代表猫科动物的语素。

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noun

语素变体，同素异形体

An allomorph: one of a set of realizations that a morpheme can have in different contexts.

Examples :

"The plural suffix in English has three common morphs: "-s" as in "cats," "-es" as in "boxes," and "-en" as in "oxen." "

英语中表示复数的后缀有三种常见的语素变体，例如“cats”中的“-s”、“boxes”中的“-es”以及“oxen”中的“-en”。

linguistics grammar phonetics

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noun

形态变种，变型

Local variety of a species, distinguishable from other populations of the species by morphology or behaviour.

Examples :

"In the aquarium, the fish exhibits a distinct coastal morph, characterized by brighter blue stripes compared to those found further inland. "

在水族箱里，这条鱼呈现出一种独特的沿海形态变种，它的特点是与内陆地区的同类相比，拥有更亮的蓝色条纹。

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noun

形变，变形。

A computer-generated gradual change from one image to another.

Examples :

"The morph between the old school photo and the new one was smooth and seamless. "

这张老照片和新照片之间的形变过渡非常平滑，天衣无缝。

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verb

变形，变体，演变。

To change shape, from one form to another, through computer animation.

Examples :

"The animator used software to morph the drawing of a cat into a drawing of a tiger. "

动画师使用软件将猫的图画变形成老虎的图画。

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verb

变形，变身。

(of fantastic beings in science fiction or fantasy) To shapeshift.

Examples :

"The alien, disguised as a friendly dog, started to morph back into its true, scaly form when nobody was looking. "

那个伪装成友善小狗的外星人，趁没人的时候，开始变形回它原本鳞片遍布的丑陋形态。

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verb

蜕变，演变，渐变。

To undergo dramatic change in a seamless and barely noticeable fashion.

Examples :

"The caterpillar started as a tiny larva, then slowly began to morph into a beautiful butterfly. "

毛毛虫最初只是一个小小的幼虫，然后慢慢地蜕变成一只美丽的蝴蝶。

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