Word
catholicon
/kəˈθɒlikən/
noun
万能药；万应灵药
A supposed universal remedy.
- 1.
A supposed universal remedy.
所谓的万能药。
- 2.
A large urban church used for large gatherings.
用于大型集会的大型城市教堂。
大教堂；主教堂；所谓的万能药。；用于大型集会的大型城市教堂。；万应灵药；[医] 万能药
In use
Some investors treat diversification as a catholicon for all market risks.
The medieval alchemists spent decades searching for a catholicon that could cure any disease.
No single economic policy is a catholicon that can solve poverty overnight.
catholicon for [something]
The ancient texts described a catholicon for all ailments.
古代文献描述了一种包治百病的万应灵药。
use [something] as a catholicon
They used the rare metal as a catholicon.
他们将这种稀有金属用作万能药。
consider [something] a catholicon
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- catholic
- 广泛的；包罗万象的 · adj.
- Catholic
- 天主教徒 · n.
- Catholicism
- 天主教；天主教信仰 · n.
Learner notes
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.