panacea
[,p?n?'si?]
- n. 靈丹妙藥；萬能藥
TEM8IELTSGRE低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?panaceas;
助記提示
panacea???????萬靈藥?????“盼那些萬靈藥”
中文詞源
panacea 萬靈藥
來自希臘語panakes,萬靈藥，來自pan,全部，所有，akos,治療，詞源同pediatric,psychiatric.
英文詞源
- 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).
雙語例句
- 1. Membership of the ERM is not a panacea for Britain's economic problems.
- 加入歐洲匯率機制并不是解決英國經濟問題的萬靈丹。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Western aid may help but will not be a panacea.
- 西方援助可能會有所幫助，但并非靈丹妙藥。
來自辭典例句
- 3. There's no single panacea for the country's economic ills.
- 國家經濟弊病百出,并無萬靈藥可以醫治.
來自辭典例句
- 4. No single prospecting technique can be regarded as a panacea.
- 沒有一種單一的普查方法是萬能的.
來自辭典例句
- 5. No drug or operation is a panacea for all pain.
- 無任何藥物和手術可作為治療疼痛的萬應藥.
來自辭典例句