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panacea

[,pænə'siə]

解释

n. 灵丹妙药；万能药

※ 提供单词"panacea"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

panacea 万灵药

来自希腊语panakes,万灵药，来自pan,全部，所有，akos,治疗，词源同pediatric,psychiatric.

英文词源

panacea (n.): "universal remedy," 1540s, from Latin panacea, a herb (variously identified) that would heal all illnesses, from Greek panakeia "cure-all," from panakes "all-healing," from pan- "all" (see pan-) + akos "cure," from iasthai "to heal" (see -iatric). Earlier in English as panace (1510s).

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例句和用法

1. Membership of the ERM is not a panacea for Britain's economic problems.: 加入欧洲汇率机制并不是解决英国经济问题的万灵丹。

2. Western aid may help but will not be a panacea.: 西方援助可能会有所帮助，但并非灵丹妙药。

3. There's no single panacea for the country's economic ills.: 国家经济弊病百出,并无万灵药可以医治.

4. No single prospecting technique can be regarded as a panacea.: 没有一种单一的普查方法是万能的.

5. No drug or operation is a panacea for all pain.: 无任何药物和手术可作为治疗疼痛的万应药.