Panacea
[,pænə'siə]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists.
(noun.) (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia.
海因里希錄入--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction.
(n.) The herb allheal.
編輯:尼特
同義詞及近義詞：
n. Catholicon, universal medicine, universal remedy.
吉纳维芙校對
解釋/意思:
n. a universal medicine: (bot.) the plant Allheal (Valeriana officinalis).
贝丝編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- Only the delusion that his truth is the whole truth, his party the human race, and his program a panacea, will produce that singleness of vision. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- Secondly, Mr. Snagsby has to lay upon the table half a crown, his usual panacea for an immense variety of afflictions. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Do you mean, like Gerty Farish, to recommend the unfailing panacea of 'a good man's love'? 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
校對:塞勒斯特