transfiguration
noun [ U ] formal uk/ˌtræns.fɪ.ɡərˈeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌtræns.fɪɡ.jəˈreɪ.ʃən/
变身
the act or process of transfiguring someone or something (= changing their appearance very much, especially in a spiritual way)
No other scientist has come close to his degree of fame and mythic transfiguration. 没有其他科学家能达到他的名气和奇迹般的成功。
The paintings are a meditation on war, death, and transfiguration. 这些画作表现了对战争、死亡和耶稣显圣容的思考。
See: transfigure
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- The theme of enlightenment or transfiguration is what motivated me.
- He did not conceive of the end of the world as a transfiguration, but rather as a liberation of the spirit.
- Temptation and transfiguration are two sides of the same coin.