nostrum

...clinging to the nostrums of the dying century.

对上世纪的招数紧抓不放

...pills, tablets, and other nostrums claiming to be magic potions.

声称包治百病的药丸、药片和其他灵丹妙药

He told the patient that he had a nostrum.

他告诉病人他有秘方.

期刊摘选

Some nostrum peddled as a cure for unemployment.

鼓吹可解决失业问题的妙策.

辞典例句