...clinging to the nostrums of the dying century.
对上世纪的招数紧抓不放
...pills, tablets, and other nostrums claiming to be magic potions.
声称包治百病的药丸、药片和其他灵丹妙药
He told the patient that he had a nostrum.
他告诉病人他有秘方.
期刊摘选
Some nostrum peddled as a cure for unemployment.
鼓吹可解决失业问题的妙策.
辞典例句