单词乎

nostrum

音标['nɒstrәm]

汉语翻译

n. 万能药, 成药, 妙方
【医】 秘方

英语解释

名词 nostrum:

  1. hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
    同义词:panacea, catholicon, cure-all
  2. patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable

例句

  1. Some nostrum peddled as a cure for unemployment.
    鼓吹可解决失业问题的妙策。

详细解释


nos.trum

n.(名词)
A medicine whose effectiveness is unproved and whose ingredients are usually secret; a quack remedy.
秘方:药效未被证明且成份通常是秘密的药;庸医治疗法
A favorite but untested remedy for problems or evils.
妙策:对问题或邪恶的受欢迎但却未经检验的解决方法

来源:
From Latin nostrum (remedium) [our (remedy)] [neuter of] noster * see nes- 2
源自 拉丁语 nostrum (remedium) [我们的(疗法)] [] noster的中性 *参见 nes- 2


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