💊nostrum (нострум)

noun
/ˈnɑːstrəm/
неэффективное средство (neeffektivnoe sredstvo)

Значение

a medicine or remedy, especially one that is not considered effective; a questionable solution
Перевод значения
лекарство или средство, которое не считается эффективным; сомнительное решение
lekarstvo ili sredstvo, kotoroe ne schitayetsya effekticvnym; somnitel'noe reshenie

Примеры предложений

The politician’s plan was dismissed as a mere nostrum for a complex problem.

План политика был отклонён как простое средство для сложной проблемы.
Plan politika byl otklonyon kak prostoie sredstvo dlya slozhnoi problemy.

Синонимы

cure-all, panacea, quack remedy, placebo

Антонимы

proven cure, effective treatment

Коллокации

political nostrum, medical nostrum, economic nostrum

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