Paracelsus

帕拉塞尔苏斯

发音

/ˌpæɹəˈsɛlsəs/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    The adopted name of Philippus von Hohenheim, a Swiss thinker of the 16th century known for his pioneering scientific work and his research into the occult and alchemy.

词源

Coined before 1529, possibly before 1524. The name was likely a latinization based on celsus (“high, tall”) as a calque of German Hohenheim. However, it was interpreted as the claim of "surpassing (παρά) Celsus" from an early time.

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