alchemy
[ˈælkəmi]
n.
炼金术;
炼丹术;
(改变事物、物质的)魔力(或方法);
(事物、物质的)神秘变化;
例句:
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Richard told me of three 16th-century folio volumes on alchemy.
理查德告诉过我16世纪的三卷关于炼金术的对开本书籍的事。
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What spurred them on was alchemy, the'science " of changing ordinary metals into gold.
激励他们的是炼金术, 即把普通金属变为金子的 “ 科学 ”.
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Newton practiced alchemy; Galileo drew up all those horoscopes.
来自NEWYORKER
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Gilding pale streams with heavenly alchemy.
来自Sonnets,Shakespeare
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Religion had an intimate association with alchemy during the Middle Ages.
在中世纪,宗教和炼金术密切相联.
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Or was he an outsider with the magical skills of alchemy?
来自BBC