The Alchemist
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- a comedy play (1610) by Ben Jonson about a man who pretends to be an alchemist (= a person who was thought to be able to turn ordinary metal into gold) in order to cheat people out of their money. Many people consider it to be Jonson's greatest play.
炼金术士：本·琼森（Ben Jonson）的一部喜剧剧（1610），讲述一个假装自己是炼金术士的人，目的是骗取人们的钱财。许多人认为这是琼森最伟大的作品。