panacea
[,pænə'siə]
- n. 灵丹妙药；万能药
词态变化
复数: panaceas;
助记提示
panacea 万灵药 “盼那些万灵药”
中文词源
panacea 万灵药
来自希腊语panakes,万灵药，来自pan,全部，所有，akos,治疗，词源同pediatric,psychiatric.
英文词源
- panacea (n.)
- "universal remedy," 1540s, from Latin panacea, a herb (variously identified) that would heal all illnesses, from Greek panakeia "cure-all," from panakes "all-healing," from pan- "all" (see pan-) + akos "cure," from iasthai "to heal" (see -iatric). Earlier in English as panace (1510s).
双语例句
- 1. Membership of the ERM is not a panacea for Britain's economic problems.
- 加入欧洲汇率机制并不是解决英国经济问题的万灵丹。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Western aid may help but will not be a panacea.
- 西方援助可能会有所帮助，但并非灵丹妙药。
来自辞典例句
- 3. There's no single panacea for the country's economic ills.
- 国家经济弊病百出,并无万灵药可以医治.
来自辞典例句
- 4. No single prospecting technique can be regarded as a panacea.
- 没有一种单一的普查方法是万能的.
来自辞典例句
- 5. No drug or operation is a panacea for all pain.
- 无任何药物和手术可作为治疗疼痛的万应药.
来自辞典例句