| 单词 | panacea |
| 释义 | panacea (once / 9156 pages) n If someone offers you a pill that promises eternal life, don’t take the pill. It’s a panacea, a remedy that falsely claims to solve every problem ever. The Greek word pan means “all” (think of a panorama, a view where you can see everywhere). The Greek word for “cure” is akēs (which looks like the word “aches”). Those are the roots of panacea, a cure for all aches. But a panacea doesn’t really cure everything; it just acts like it can. Use the word to describe an unbelievable solution, like a new law that will make everyone rich, or a robot that does your homework for you. WORD FAMILYpanacea: panaceas USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s no panacea, but it would be a valuable contribution because industrial steam-making boilers are hard to run on renewable energy. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) The next option is the rosy, rightwing panacea for all things of late: annexation of the West Bank, what the right calls Judea and Samaria. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Smoothies are not a panacea for losing weight. Washington Post(Dec 25, 2016) n hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists Syn|Hypo|Hyper catholicon, cure-all, nostrum elixir a substance believed to cure all ills elixir of lifea hypothetical substance believed to maintain life indefinitely; once sought by alchemists curative, cure, remedy, therapeutic a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain Panacea (once / 223006 pages) n WORD FAMILY Panacea: Panaceas USAGE EXAMPLESThen I’m all about the Bullet Proof Coffee and a scoop of Bee Panacea. Forbes(Nov 27, 2014) Panaceas are hawked among us, each with a magic to cure our ills. Brooks, Charles Stephen, Hints to Pilgrims(2011) Indian companies like the Serum Institute and Panacea Biotec said they would cut their prices on a vaccine protecting against five diseases. New York Times(Jun 06, 2011) n (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia Exp Greek deity a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks |
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