Word · Frequency #18631
panacea
万能方法；解决一切问题的灵丹妙药
A solution believed to solve all problems.
- 1.
A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
- 2.
(Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia
(希腊神话)治愈女神；阿斯克勒庇俄斯之女,健康女神之妹
- 3.
A solution to all problems.
- 4.
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
炼金术士曾经寻找的假想的万能药
万应药；灵丹妙药；帕那刻亚（希腊神话中的治愈女神）；(希腊神话)治愈女神；阿斯克勒庇俄斯之女,健康女神之妹；炼金术士曾经寻找的假想的万能药；万能药
In use
Many people believe that education is a panacea for all social problems.
The new software was marketed as a panacea for data security issues.
There is no single panacea that can cure all the economic ills of a country.
a panacea for sth
Technology is not a panacea for all social problems.
技术并非所有社会问题的万能药。
consider sth a panacea
Many people consider this vaccine a panacea for the virus.
许多人认为这种疫苗是这种病毒的灵丹妙药。
panacea that...
Connections
Collocations
- a panacea for all ills
- 包治百病的灵丹妙药；解决一切问题的万灵丹
- The government soon discovered that technology was not a panacea for all ills.政府很快发现，技术并非解决一切问题的灵丹妙药。
- not a panacea
- 不是万能药；并非万灵丹
- Higher salaries are important, but they are not a panacea.加薪很重要，但并非万能药。
- a universal panacea
- 万能的灵丹妙药；包治百病的方法
- There is no universal panacea for economic recession.经济衰退没有包治百病的万能方法。
- seek a panacea
- 寻求灵丹妙药；寻找万灵丹
- People have always sought a panacea for aging.人们一直在寻找抗衰老的灵丹妙药。
- a panacea for poverty
- 解决贫困的灵丹妙药
- Education is often viewed as a panacea for poverty.教育常被视为解决贫困的灵丹妙药。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想希腊神话的治愈女神帕那刻亚：她一到场，所有病痛都能治——panacea 就是灵丹妙药、万能解法。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、political commentary、formal essays panacea 在正式书面语中较常见，多表示“万能方法/灵丹妙药”，常带有怀疑或否定意味，指并非真正解决所有问题的方案。日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正的押韵词（与 panacea 词尾的重读元音及后续音相同）包括 idea /aɪˈdiːə/、Korea /kəˈriːə/、diarrhea /ˌdaɪəˈriːə/、urea /jʊˈriːə/。注意拼写相似的 Asia /ˈeɪʒə/ 和 acacia /əˈkeɪʃə/ 并不押韵：其中的 -sia/-cia 读作 /ʒə/ 或 /ʃə/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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