[mass noun]the action or process of changing in shape or distorting, especially through the application of pressure (尤指受压)变形 solid rock undergoing slow deformation. 坚硬的岩石慢慢变形。 ■the result of such a process 变形 the deformation will be temporary. 变形是暂时的。 ■[count noun]an altered form of a word, especially one used to avoid overt profanity (e.g. dang for damn) 词的变形
派生 deformational adjective 语源
late Middle English: from Latin deformatio(n-), from the verb deformare (see deform)