nostrum

• n. 秘方；成药；万能药

1. hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists

2. patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable

...clinging to the nostrums of the dying century.

对上世纪的招数紧抓不放

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...pills, tablets, and other nostrums claiming to be magic potions.

声称包治百病的药丸、药片和其他灵丹妙药

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He told the patient that he had a nostrum.

他告诉病人他有秘方.

期刊摘选

Some nostrum peddled as a cure for unemployment.

鼓吹可解决失业问题的妙策.

辞典例句

来自拉丁语nostrum remedium,家乡药，祖传神药，nostrum,我们的，家乡的，词源同us,our,remedium,治疗，药，词源同remedy.用来形容一些江湖骗子，比较quack.

nostrum (n.)

"quack medicine," c. 1600, from Latin nostrum remedium "our remedy," presumably that prepared by the person offering it, from Latin nostrum, neuter of noster "our," from nos "we," from PIE *nos (see us).

1. Some nostrum peddled as a cure for unemployment.

鼓吹可解决失业问题的妙策.

来自辞典例句

2. He told the patient that he had a nostrum.

他告诉病人他有秘方.

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