nostrum

英['nɒstrəm] 美['nɑːstrəm]
  • n. 秘方;骗人特效药;万灵药;妙策
GRE
Noun:
  1. hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists

  2. 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.)
    1. He told the patient that he had a nostrum.
      他告诉病人他有秘方。

【邻近词汇】