nostrum

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英[ˈnɒstrəm]

美[ˈnɑstrəm]

基本意思释义

n.骗人的疗法，有专利权的药品; 妙策

词性变化

复数:nostrums;

短语及实用例句

...clinging to the nostrums of the dying century.

对上世纪的招数紧抓不放

...pills, tablets, and other nostrums claiming to be magic potions.

声称包治百病的药丸、药片和其他灵丹妙药

He told the patient that he had a nostrum.

他告诉病人他有秘方.

期刊摘选

Some nostrum peddled as a cure for unemployment.

鼓吹可解决失业问题的妙策.

辞典例句

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