transfigure

transfigure

verb

1. change completely the nature or appearance of

e.g. In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug
The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman
Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection

Synonym: metamorphosetransmogrify

2. elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration

Synonym: glorifyspiritualize

1. (使)改容换貌;(使)容光焕发;美化
To be transfigured means to be changed into something great or beautiful.

e.g. They are transfigured by the healing powers of art...
他们因艺术的治疗效力而面貌一新。
e.g. He smiled back, which for an instant transfigured his unrevealing features.
他回笑了一下，有那么一瞬间不动声色的脸上焕发出容光。

1. 变形：transfiguration 变形 | transfigure 变形 | transfix 刺穿

2. 使变形：transfiguration 变形 | transfigure 使变形 | transfluxor 多孔磁心存储器

3. 美观,改观：disfigure 毁损...的外观,使...变丑 | transfigure 美观,改观 | transfiguration 变形,变貌,变容

4. 使庄严：transfiguration 变貌 | transfigure 使庄严 | transfilter 变压器滤波器