"universal remedy," 1540s, from Latin panacea, a herb (variously identified) that would heal all illnesses, from Greek panakeia "cure-all," from panakes "all-healing," from pan- "all" (see pan-) + akos "cure," from iasthai "to heal" (see -iatric). Earlier in English as panace (1510s).
双语例句
1. Membership of the ERM is not a panacea for Britain's economic problems.
加入欧洲汇率机制并不是解决英国经济问题的万灵丹。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Western aid may help but will not be a panacea.
西方援助可能会有所帮助，但并非灵丹妙药。
来自辞典例句
3. There's no single panacea for the country's economic ills.
国家经济弊病百出,并无万灵药可以医治.
来自辞典例句
4. No single prospecting technique can be regarded as a panacea.
没有一种单一的普查方法是万能的.
来自辞典例句
5. No drug or operation is a panacea for all pain.