nostrum

名词 nostrum:

1. hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
   同义词：panacea, catholicon, cure-all
2. patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable

1. Some nostrum peddled as a cure for unemployment.
   鼓吹可解决失业问题的妙策。

nos.trum

n.（名词）
A medicine whose effectiveness is unproved and whose ingredients are usually secret; a quack remedy.
秘方：药效未被证明且成份通常是秘密的药；庸医治疗法
A favorite but untested remedy for problems or evils.
妙策：对问题或邪恶的受欢迎但却未经检验的解决方法

来源：
From Latin nostrum (remedium) [our (remedy)] [neuter of] noster * see nes- 2
源自 拉丁语 nostrum (remedium) [我们的（疗法）] [] noster的中性 *参见 nes- 2