catholicon

n. 万应灵药 [医] 万能药

发音

/kəˈθɒlɪkɒn/
/kəˈθɒlɪkən/

词形变化

catholica 复数 catholica catholicons catholicons 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A supposed universal remedy.

    医学
  2. 2.

    A large urban church used for large gatherings.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

panacea cure-all nostrum

上位词 4

cure remedy therapeutic curative

下位词 1

elixir

词源

Late Middle English, via Medieval Latin from Ancient Greek καθολικόν (katholikón, “that which is universal”), the neuter substantive form of καθολικός (katholikós).

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