nostrum的意思

nostrum

英式音标['nɑstrəm]
美式英标['nɒstrəm]

基本解释

n. 秘方；成药；万能药

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).

实用例句

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.

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