Word
catholicon
/kəˈθɒlikən/
noun
万能药；万应灵药
核心释义
A supposed universal remedy.
- 1.
所谓的万能药。
A supposed universal remedy.
- 2.
用于大型集会的大型城市教堂。
A large urban church used for large gatherings.
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
用法In use
Some investors treat diversification as a catholicon for all market risks.
用法提示：名词作宾语，表示被当作万能疗法的东西。
The medieval alchemists spent decades searching for a catholicon that could cure any disease.
用法提示：名词作宾语，指传说中的万能药。
No single economic policy is a catholicon that can solve poverty overnight.
用法提示：名词作表语，强调其万能但虚幻的特性。
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
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