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alchemy n.炼金术 alchemy (n.) mid-14c., from Old French alchimie (14c.), alquemie (13c.), from Medieval Latin alkimia, from Arabic al-kimiya, from Greek khemeioa (found c.300 C.E. in a decree of Diocletian against "the old writings of the Egyptians"), all meaning "alchemy." Perhaps from an old name for Egypt (Khemia, literally "land of black earth," found in Plutarch), or from Greek khymatos "that which is poured out," from khein "to pour," related to khymos "juice, sap" [Klein, citing W. Muss-Arnolt, calls this folk etymology]. The word seems to have elements of both origins.Mahn ... concludes, after an elaborate investigation, that Gr. khymeia was probably the original, being first applied to pharmaceutical chemistry, which was chiefly concerned with juices or infusions of plants; that the pursuits of the Alexandrian alchemists were a subsequent development of chemical study, and that the notoriety of these may have caused the name of the art to be popularly associated with the ancient name of Egypt. [OED]The al- is the Arabic definite article, "the." The art and the name were adopted by the Arabs from Alexandrians and thence returned to Europe via Spain. Alchemy was the "chemistry" of the Middle Ages and early modern times; since c.1600 the word has been applied distinctively to the pursuit of the transmutation of baser metals into gold, which, along with the search for the universal solvent and the panacea, were the chief occupations of early chemistry. 【记】炼金术实际上全(all)都是化学(chemistry)，在历史上，化学确实是从炼金术演变来的

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['ælkimi] 【英】 n.炼金术(an early form of chemistry studied in the Middle Ages)【考】 alchemy : science / nostrum : remedy(炼金术是伪科学/秘 方药是假药物)astrology : astronomy / alchemy : chemistry(占星术非天文学/炼 金术非化学)【记】 al+chemy(化学); 参考: chemistry(化学) n. 炼金术, 炼丹术(中世纪的一种化学, 声称可将一些金属变为金子, 发现万灵药及制备长生不老药)【记】al非, 不, chemy化学－不是真的化学－伪科学－炼丹术【参】chemistry(n 化学)【类】alchemy: science = nostrum: remedy 炼金术是假科学 = 秘方是假药物astrology: astronomy = alchemy: chemistry占星术不是真正的天文学 = 炼金术不是真正的化学

单词	alchemy
音标	['ælkimi]
解释	n.炼金术
红宝书	【英】 n.炼金术(an early form of chemistry studied in the Middle Ages) 【考】 alchemy : science / nostrum : remedy(炼金术是伪科学/秘方药是假药物)astrology : astronomy / alchemy : chemistry(占星术非天文学/炼金术非化学) 【记】 al+chemy(化学); 参考: chemistry(化学)
字源	alchemy (n.) mid-14c., from Old French alchimie (14c.), alquemie (13c.), from Medieval Latin alkimia, from Arabic al-kimiya, from Greek khemeioa (found c.300 C.E. in a decree of Diocletian against "the old writings of the Egyptians"), all meaning "alchemy." Perhaps from an old name for Egypt (Khemia, literally "land of black earth," found in Plutarch), or from Greek khymatos "that which is poured out," from khein "to pour," related to khymos "juice, sap" [Klein, citing W. Muss-Arnolt, calls this folk etymology]. The word seems to have elements of both origins.Mahn ... concludes, after an elaborate investigation, that Gr. khymeia was probably the original, being first applied to pharmaceutical chemistry, which was chiefly concerned with juices or infusions of plants; that the pursuits of the Alexandrian alchemists were a subsequent development of chemical study, and that the notoriety of these may have caused the name of the art to be popularly associated with the ancient name of Egypt. [OED]The al- is the Arabic definite article, "the." The art and the name were adopted by the Arabs from Alexandrians and thence returned to Europe via Spain. Alchemy was the "chemistry" of the Middle Ages and early modern times; since c.1600 the word has been applied distinctively to the pursuit of the transmutation of baser metals into gold, which, along with the search for the universal solvent and the panacea, were the chief occupations of early chemistry.
不择手段背单词	n. 炼金术, 炼丹术(中世纪的一种化学, 声称可将一些金属变为金子, 发现万灵药及制备长生不老药) 【记】al非, 不, chemy化学－不是真的化学－伪科学－炼丹术【参】chemistry(n 化学) 【类】alchemy: science = nostrum: remedy 炼金术是假科学 = 秘方是假药物astrology: astronomy = alchemy: chemistry占星术不是真正的天文学 = 炼金术不是真正的化学
趣味全助记	【记】炼金术实际上全(all)都是化学(chemistry)，在历史上，化学确实是从炼金术演变来的

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