"nostrum" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 假藥
• 萬靈藥（虛假的）

Definition

nostrum 是指聲稱效果誇大，實際上無效的藥物或偏方，也可泛指通常無效的解決辦法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於正式或文學語境，用來批評虛假療方或過度簡化的解決機制。常見於談及健康詐騙、政治、經濟議題時。日常對話中較少見。

Examples

The salesman claimed his nostrum could cure any disease.

推銷員聲稱他的**假藥**可以治百病。

Many people spent money on the nostrum, hoping for a miracle.

很多人花錢購買這種**假藥**，希望發生奇蹟。

Doctors warned that the nostrum was not approved by authorities.

醫生警告該**假藥**未經當局批准。

Politicians often offer some economic nostrum during campaigns, but the problems remain.

政客在選舉時常提出某種經濟**萬靈藥（虛假的）**，但問題依然沒解決。

She dismissed his suggestion as just another useless nostrum.

她將他的建議視為又一個無用的**萬靈藥（虛假的）**。

Don't be fooled by every new health nostrum you see online.

不要被網路上出現的每種健康**假藥**所騙。