nostrum
英['nɒstrəm]
美['nɑːstrəm]
GRE
Noun:
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hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
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patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
- 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.
来自互联网
用作名词 (n.)
- He told the patient that he had a nostrum.
他告诉病人他有秘方。