nostrum

nos·trum /ˈnɒstrəm $ ˈnɑː-/ noun [countableC] formal

IDEAan idea that someone thinks will solve a problem easily, but will probably not help at all 〔实际上也许毫无用处的〕妙计，妙策

an economic nostrum

经济上的灵丹妙药

Examples from the Corpus

nostrum• But he is critical, too, of some liberal notions and nostrums about migration, refugees and asylum seekers.• The old planners, with their Keynesian nostrums, were isolated.• The danger apprehended that quack nostrums in public policy can be forced upon the voters by demagogues is demonstrably nonexistent.• The doctor's nostrums were as likely to hasten death as delay it.• Despite its flaws, politicians find this nostrum beguiling, since the costs are hidden from the public.• Praise of public wealth can face down the Tory nostrum that we each spend our own money better than the Government does.• These two forms of dissent coalesced in the demand for a stronger approach to the Tory nostrum of tariff reform.

Origin nostrum

(1600-1700) Latin nostrum “something of ours”

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Corpus

BNC: 40918 COCA: 32333

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