philosopher's stone

英語

The Alchemist in Search of the Philosopher’s Stone by Joseph Wright (1771)

詞源

philosopher +‎ -'s +‎ stone。

其他寫法

• philosophers' stone
• philosophers stone
• stone of the philosophers

名詞

the philosopher's stone (可數 和 不可數，複數 philosopher's stones)

1. (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）
2. (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.

使用注意

• 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

• sorcerer's stone 〈美式〉

參見

• azoth
• chrysopoeia
• elixir of life
• fountain of youth
• panacea
• quintessence