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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++meta- /metə/ prefix 1 UNUSUALbeyond or at a higher level 超越，超出 metaphysical (=beyond ordinary physical things) 形而上学的2 relating to a change of state or position 〔状态或位置〕变化的 metabolism (=the process of changing food into energy) 新陈代谢Origin meta- Latin “change”, from Greek, “among, with, after, change”, from meta “among, with, after”

meta- prefixChinese

meta-
meta- /metə/

prefix

Language: Latin
Origin: 'change', from Greek, 'among, with, after, change', from meta 'among, with, after'

1. beyond or at a higher level:

metaphysical (=beyond ordinary physical things)
2. relating to a change of state or position:

metabolism (=the process of changing food into energy)

meta-

BrE

/ˈmetə/

NAmE

/ˈmetə/

combining form

(in nouns, adjectives and verbs 构成名词、形容词和动词)

connected with a change of position or state （位置或状态）变化的

◆metamorphosis变形

◆metabolism新陈代谢

higher; beyond 高于；在上；在外

◆metaphysics形而上学

◆metalanguage元语言