名詞 nostrum:

1. hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
   同義詞：panacea, catholicon, cure-all
2. patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable

1. Some nostrum peddled as a cure for unemployment.
   鼓吹可解決失業(yè)問題的妙策。

nos.trum

n.（名詞）
A medicine whose effectiveness is unproved and whose ingredients are usually secret; a quack remedy.
秘方：藥效未被證明且成份通常是秘密的藥；庸醫(yī)治療法
A favorite but untested remedy for problems or evils.
妙策：對問題或邪惡的受歡迎但卻未經檢驗的解決方法

來源：
From Latin nostrum (remedium) [our (remedy)] [neuter of] noster * see nes- 2
源自 拉丁語 nostrum (remedium) [我們的（療法）] [] noster的中性 *參見 nes- 2