chrysalises是什么意思？

chrysalises

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• n. 蛹，茧，任何在形成中而尚未至完全成熟阶段的事物( chrysalis的名词复数 )；

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  (蝴蝶、蛾的)蛹，茧
  A chrysalis is a butterfly or moth in the stage between being a larva and an adult.
• N-COUNT
  蛹壳
  A chrysalis is the hard, protective covering that a chrysalis has.
  例句
  ...a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis. 从蛹壳中羽化而出的蝴蝶