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单词 philosopher's stone
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Definition of philosopher's stone in English:

philosopher's stone

noun
the philosopher's stone
  • A mythical substance supposed to change any metal into gold or silver and, according to some, to cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely. Its discovery was the supreme object of alchemy.

    哲人之石,点金石;长生不老药,灵丹妙药

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The philosopher's stone is red, or so the alchemists believed: ‘Red is last in the work of Alkimy,’ said Norton of Bristol in the fifteenth century.
    • Alchemists, the tales go, sought to use a magical philosopher's stone to transmute lead into gold.
    • Combining sulphur and mercury may have been an attempt to produce the philosopher's stone.
    • Kristina continued her alchemical studies, trying to find the philosopher's stone and turn lead into gold.

Definition of philosopher's stone in US English:

philosopher's stone

noun
the philosopher's stone
  • A mythical substance supposed to change any metal into gold or silver and, according to some, to cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely. Its discovery was the supreme object of alchemy.

    哲人之石,点金石;长生不老药,灵丹妙药

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Kristina continued her alchemical studies, trying to find the philosopher's stone and turn lead into gold.
    • Combining sulphur and mercury may have been an attempt to produce the philosopher's stone.
    • Alchemists, the tales go, sought to use a magical philosopher's stone to transmute lead into gold.
    • The philosopher's stone is red, or so the alchemists believed: ‘Red is last in the work of Alkimy,’ said Norton of Bristol in the fifteenth century.
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