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nostrum

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nostrum


/'nɒstrəm; `nɑstrəm/
n (fml derog 文, 贬)
1 medicine falsely recommended as effective; quack remedy 江湖药; 骗人的疗法.
2 over-simple measure put forward as a solution to political or social problems (解决政治或社会问题的)绝招, 妙计
*Some nostrum peddled as a cure for unemployment. 鼓吹可解决失业问题的妙策.

nostrum


n[C]formal
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: nostrum 'something of ours']
an idea that someone thinks will solve a problem easily, but will probably not help at all
 an economic nostrum