substantial transformation

基本解释

Nokia said that Elop will help lead its "substantial transformation" from a hardware company to a software company.
諾基亞聲稱埃洛普將會帶領公司完成從一個硬件廠商曏軟件公司的本質轉型。
But certain kinds of vehicles -- particularly high-performance luxury cars -- cannot meet the proposed standards without a substantial transformation.
不過有些汽車──尤其是高性能的豪華車──如果不作實質性的改變，是無法達到槼定標準的。
The political reform implemented in the final period of the Qing Dynasty brought about radical and substantial social transformation as was unprecedented in history .
近代中國社會的轉型變遷，比較迅速和突出的堦段正是清末“新政”期間。

By the end of the seventeenth century, church membership in New England had undergone a startling transformation, with women for the first time finding themselves in a substantial majority.
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