panacea

Значение (Английский)

1. A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
2. A solution to all problems.
3. (obsolete) The plant allheal (Valeriana officinalis), believed to cure all ills.

Синонимы

cure-all

elixir

nostrum

catholicon

allheal

magic bullet

heal-all

panchrest

polychrest

drugs

💊

trademarked medicine

universal cure

snake oil

miracle drug

patent medicine

universal remedy

Переводы

panacée

Allheilmittel

panacea

panacea

panaceia

panacea

Panazee

Patentrezept

panacéia

Wundermittel

πανάκεια

panacēa

Mittelchen

Patentlösung

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/

Этимология (Английский)

From Latin panacēa, from Ancient Greek πανάκεια (panákeia), from πανακής (panakḗs, “all-healing”), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + ἄκος (ákos, “cure”).