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单词 nostrum
释义
nostrum
nɒstrəm ˈnɑstrəm
Word forms: plural nostrums
1 N-COUNT [usually plural] (尤指老式的或有欠缺的)解决方案;未必奏效的计策 You can refer to ideas or theories about how something should be done as nostrums, especially when you think they are old-fashioned or wrong in some way. (尤指老式的或有欠缺的)解决方案;未必奏效的计策 [formal] [Also + of]
  • ...clinging to the nostrums of the dying century.

    对上世纪的招数紧抓不放

SYN remedy, answer, solution, cure
2 N-COUNT (未经科学证明有效的)灵丹妙药,神药 If you refer to a medicine as a nostrum, you mean that it is not effective or has not been tested in a proper scientific way. (未经科学证明有效的)灵丹妙药,神药
  • ...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

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