elixir
/ɪˈlɪksə(r)/noun
1- a magical or medicinal potion灵丹妙药：
an elixir guaranteed to induce love.
一剂保证能引发爱情的灵丹妙药。
1.1
- a preparation which was supposedly able to change metals into gold, sought by alchemists（炼金术士所探求的）炼金药。
1.2
- （亦作elixir of life）a preparation supposedly able to prolong life indefinitely长生不老药。
1.3
- a medicinal solution of a specified type酏剂：
the cough elixir is a natural herbal expectorant.
这种咳嗽糖浆的酏剂是一种天然化痰草药。
词源
late Middle English: via medieval Latin from Arabic al-'iksīr, from al 'the' + 'iksīr from Greek xērion 'powder for drying wounds' （from xēros 'dry'）.