philosopher's stone
英語 编辑
詞源 编辑
philosopher + -'s + stone。
其他寫法 编辑
名詞 编辑
the philosopher's stone (可數 和 不可數，複數 philosopher's stones)
- (鍊金術，不可數) 哲人石，賢者之石（煉金術認為能將賤金屬變成金銀的物質）
- (可數) 一塊哲人石
- 2003, Stanton J. Linden, The Alchemy Reader: From Hermes Trismegistus to Isaac Newton, Cambridge University Press, page 44,
- The Cleopatra of this early alchemical dialogue is not the famous Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC), last queen of the Ptolemy dynasty and lover of Mark Antony. Along with Mary Prophetess and Zosimos's Theosebia, this Cleopatra occupies a high place in alchemical lore as one of very few ancient female adepts who possessed the secret of the philosopher's stone.
- 2003, Stanton J. Linden, The Alchemy Reader: From Hermes Trismegistus to Isaac Newton, Cambridge University Press, page 44,
使用注意 编辑
- 經常首字母大寫。
- 最常見的形式是 philosopher's stone 不過也有人認為 philosophers' stone 更準確。
近義詞 编辑
- sorcerer's stone 〈美式〉