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nostrum ['nɑstrəm]
n. 万能药, 成药, 妙方
[医] 秘方
nostrum
[ noun ]
- hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
- patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
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Nostrum \Nos"trum\ (-tr[u^]m), n.; pl. {Nostrums} (-tr[u^]mz).
[Neut. sing. of L. noster ours, fr. nos we. See {Us}.]
1. A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for
the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the
inventor or proprietor; a quack medicine.
2. Any scheme or device proposed by a quack.
The incentives of agitators, the arts of impostors
and the nostrums of quacks. --Brougham.
3. Any scheme asserted to solve a problem, but with no
objective basis for belief in its effectiveness; esp., in
politics, a scheme or proposal likely to prove popular
with voters.
[PJC]
[Neut. sing. of L. noster ours, fr. nos we. See {Us}.]
1. A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for
the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the
inventor or proprietor; a quack medicine.
2. Any scheme or device proposed by a quack.
The incentives of agitators, the arts of impostors
and the nostrums of quacks. --Brougham.
3. Any scheme asserted to solve a problem, but with no
objective basis for belief in its effectiveness; esp., in
politics, a scheme or proposal likely to prove popular
with voters.
[PJC]
- WHATEVER one thinks of it as a political nostrum, 'back to basics' is sound advice for anyone intending to give the family something to see and think about this Christmas.
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not a hundred miles from
not a jot of truth in it
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not a soul to be seen
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not all roses
not all that
not always
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not amount to anything
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not an ace
not an atom of
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Nosy Parker
nosydrast
nosykombite
nosylan
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not a big deal
not a bit
not a bit of it
not a breath of
not a chance
not a circumstance to
not a delivery
not a feather to fly ...
not a few
not a gleam of hope
not a halfpenny the w...
not a hundred miles from
not a jot of truth in it
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not a little
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NOT ACCEPTED screen s...
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not all roses
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