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a seemingly magical process of transformation 마술처럼 보이는 변형 과정, 연금술

• In the Middle Ages, alchemists wee people who sough ways to turn base meals into gold, attempted to create elixirs that would cure diseases or keep people alive forever, and engaged in similarly futile pseudo-scientific quests. Alchemy today refers to any process of transformation that is metaphorically similar.
• Through the alchemy of hairspray and makeup, Amelia transformed herself from a hag into a princess.
  헤어스프레이와 화장의 마법과도 같은 힘에 의해서, 아밀리아는 못생긴 마녀에서 공주로 변신했다.