nostrum

英 ['nɒstrəm] 美 ['nɑːstrəm]

• n. 秘方；骗人特效药；万灵药；妙策

英英释义

Noun:

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

2. patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He told the patient that he had a nostrum.
   他告诉病人他有秘方。

经典引文

• Another party's nostrum is, more churches, more schools, more clergymen.

  出自： C. Kingsley

近反义词

【近义词】

• remedy 治疗法
• plan 计划
• scheme 阴谋
• big idea 鬼主意
• solution 解决办法
• recipe 秘诀
• catholicon 万灵药
• cure-all 万灵丹
• panacea 万灵药