柯林斯詞典alchemy /??lk?m?/ 1. N-UNCOUNT Alchemy was a form of chemistry studied in the Middle Ages, that was concerned with trying to discover ways to change ordinary metals into gold. 鍊金術(shù) 返回 alchemy劍橋詞典a type of chemistry , especially in the Middle Ages, that dealt with trying to find a way to change ordinary metals into gold and with trying to find a medicine that would cure any disease 鍊金術(shù)，鍊丹術(shù) literary a process that is so effective that it seems like magic （事物的）神秘變化 She manages , by some extraordinary alchemy, to turn the most ordinary of ingredients into the most delicious of dishes . 她像用了魔法似的，竟然能用極普通的配料做出非常可口的菜肴。 返回 alchemy