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单词 nostrum
释义 nos·trum
\ˈnästrəm sometimes ˈnȯs-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin, neuter of noster our, ours, from nos we — more at us
1. : a remedy or medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually lacking general repute or acceptance : a dubious specific
 < remedies which can have no possible value as medicine, as in the case of a nostrum offered for the treatment of diabetes at $12 a pint — Encyc. Americana >
2. : a questionable remedy or scheme : cure-all, panacea
 < have never been able to believe wholeheartedly in any simple nostrum by which all ills are to be cured — Bertrand Russell >
 < identify this spiritually impotent but socially powerful nostrum with Christianity — H.N.Fairchild >
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