nostrum
英 ['nɒstrəm]
美 ['nɑstrəm]
GRE
nostrum no(不)+strum(发音“私传”):秘方药不对外私传
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.
- 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).
- 1. Some nostrum peddled as a cure for unemployment.
- 鼓吹可解决失业问题的妙策.
来自辞典例句
- 2. He told the patient that he had a nostrum.
- 他告诉病人他有秘方.
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