biàn tài

变 态

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NPCR6 DC6

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v.(of people's physiology and psychology) deviating from normal; abnormal; aberrant; anomalous
- nà fēng xìn qīng chu de biǎo míng le yī gè biàn tài zhě de sī wéi fāng shì
  那封信清楚地表明了一个变态者的思维方式。
  The letter clearly showed the workings of a twisted mind.
- zhè cì móu shā shì jīng shén biàn tài zhě suǒ wéi
  这次谋杀是精神变态者所为。
  The murder was the act of a psychopath.
- rén men rèn wéi wǒ yǎng zhī hào zi dāng chǒng wù shì biàn tài
  人们认为我养只耗子当宠物是变态。
  People think I'm sick for having a rat as a pet.
synonym
yì cháng异常 shī cháng失常 fǎn cháng反常
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v.metamorphosis; metamorphose; change of form in the development of some animals or insects; special changes in the structure, form or physiological function in the roots, stems or leaves of certain plants as a result of long-term environmental impact, such as stem tubers on sweet potatoes and needles on cactuses
- huàn jù huà shuō yǎn dùn kǒu yuán de biàn tài shì yī zhǒng fǎn zǔ xiàn xiàng
  换句话说，鼹钝口螈的变态是一种返祖现象。
  In other words, metamorphosis in mole salamanders is an atavism.

变态