nostrum

英 ['nɒstrəm] 美 ['nɑstrəm]
  • n. 秘方;成药;万能药
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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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