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nostrum

英 ['nɒstrəm] 美 ['nɑstrəm]

解释

n. 秘方；成药；万能药

※ 提供单词"nostrum"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

nostrum 灵丹妙药，江湖药

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.

英文词源

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).

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例句和用法

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

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