nostrum
nostrum
[ˈnɒstrəm]
noun
[ˈnɒstrəm]
noun
- a medicine prepared by an unqualified person, especially one that is not considered effective
（配制不科学的）无效药品
■a pet scheme or favourite remedy, especially one for bringing about some social or political reform or improvement
（尤指引发某种社会或政治改革或社会、政治进步的）妙策
right-wing nostrums such as a wage freeze and cutting public spending.
诸如冻结工资、削减公共开支等的右翼妙策。
- early 17th cent.: from Latin, used in the sense ('something) of our own making', neuter of noster 'our'
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- impalpably adv.不能感知地，难以理解地
- impaludism n.疟疾
- impanation n.圣体圣餐合一说（指祝圣后基督的肉体和血便存在于做圣餐用的面包和葡萄酒中）
- impanel vt.列名在陪审名单，（为审理某一案件）挑选（陪审团）
- impar adj.奇数的，不成对的
- imparadise vt.使登天堂，使成乐园
- imparipinnate adj.（复叶）奇数羽状的
- imparisyllabic adj.（名词）音节数不等的
- imparity n.不平等，不同，不配合
- impark vt.围作公园
- imparkation n.围在园内，兽苑
- imparl v.商议，协商，庭外调解
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