transmutation
transmutation 英 [trænzmjuː'teɪʃ(ə)n;trɑːnz-;-ns-] 美 [,trænsmjʊ'teʃən]
n. 变形；变化；演变
名词复数:transmutations
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- n. 变形；变化；演变
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1. It was a renowned alchemist who proved that the “miraculous” properties of vitriol springs had nothing to do with true transmutation.
曾经有一名著名的炼金术士证明了硫酸盐泉的“奇迹般的”特性和物质转变毫无关系。
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2. Alchemy, or transmutation, has placed new elements on the periodic table, including plutonium.
炼金术，或嬗变，已经在元素周期表中增加了新元素，包括钚。
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3. A large section, judging by the handwriting amongst the earliest, relates to alchemy—transmutation, the philosopher’s stone, the elixir of life.
通过在最早的手稿来看，有一大部分是关于炼金术的——转化、哲人之石、长生不老药。
- transmutation (n.) late 14c., from Old French transmutacion "transformation, change, metamorphosis" (12c.), from Late Latin transmutationem (nominative transmutatio) "a change, shift," noun of action from Latin transmutare "change from one condition to another," from trans "across, beyond; thoroughly" (see trans-) + mutare "to change" (from PIE root *mei- (1) "to change, go, move"). A word from alchemy.
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