Transfiguring
“Transfiguring” 指使外观或本质发生显著、常带有升华意味的改变,如 transfiguring a plain room with light(用灯光使陋室生辉)。在宗教语境中可指耶稣变容(Transfiguration)。
- “Morning sunlight was transfiguring the mist into golden threads.” (晨光把薄雾变成了金色丝线。)
- “The renovation is transfiguring the old warehouse into a gallery.” (翻修工程正把旧仓库改造成画廊。)
- “Love had a way of transfiguring even his most ordinary habits.” (爱情甚至能让他最平常的习惯都焕发出新的光彩。)
“Transfiguring” 来自拉丁语 transfigurare,由 trans-(跨越、改变)与 figura(形状、形象)构成。
“trans-” 表示“转变、越过”;“-figure” 与 form/shape 相关;“-ing” 为现在分词后缀。
在文学、艺术和宗教文本中较常见,语气庄重;日常口语中不如 transform 高频,但更具文学色彩。
- 固定搭配: “transfiguring light” (改变面貌的光线), “transfiguring experience” (使人焕然一新的经历)
- 原形: transfigure
- 名词: transfiguration
“trans + figure + ing”:让 figure(形象)trans(跨越)蜕变——transfiguring 就是正在使改观焕新。
“Snow was transfiguring the dirty city streets into a quiet white landscape overnight.” (大雪一夜之间把肮脏的街道变成了宁静的白色景致。)