"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).
双语例句
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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英英释意
1. hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
2. patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
实用场景例句
...clinging to the nostrums of the dying century.
对上世纪的招数紧抓不放
柯林斯高阶英语词典
...pills, tablets, and other nostrums claiming to be magic potions.
