nostrum

n. 万能药, 成药, 妙方 [医] 秘方

发音

UK /ˈnɒs.tɹəm/
US /ˈnɑ.stɹəm/

词形变化

nostra nostrums 复数 nostrums nostra 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects.

    Near-synonyms: paternoster, patent medicine, snake oil

  2. 2.

    An ineffective but favorite remedy for a problem, usually involving political action.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

panacea catholicon cure-all

上位词 5

cure remedy therapeutic curative patent medicine

下位词 1

elixir

相关短语

nostrum remedium

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin nostrum (“ours”), nominative neuter of noster (“our, ours”).

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