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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++nos·trum /ˈnɒstrəm $ ˈnɑː-/ noun [countable] 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
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nostrumBut 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
nos·trum nounChineseSyllable
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nostrum
nostrum /ˈnɒstrəm $ ˈnɑː-/ noun [countable] 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


nos·trumBrE /ˈnɒstrəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnɑːstrəm/ 🔊 noun(formal, disapproving) an idea that is intended to solve a problem but that will probably not succeed 并非灵验的招数;不会奏效的计策(old-fashioned) a medicine that is not made in a scientific way, and that is not effective 江湖药