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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries万能薬
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bannōyaku
"この新しい薬が万能薬だと信じている人が多い。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A remedy or solution that is claimed to cure all problems or diseases.
"Many people are skeptical about the latest health trends that promise to be a cure-all for weight loss." - 2
An approach or method that is believed to be effective for all situations.
"The manager's belief that a single strategy could be a cure-all for the company's issues proved to be misguided."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'cure-all' is derived from the combination of 'cure', which comes from the Latin 'cura' meaning 'care' or 'treatment', and 'all', from Old English 'eall', meaning 'everything'. The phrase has evolved since the 17th century to refer to remedies believed to be effective for all ailments.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cure-All" is said worldwide
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panacée
Transliteration: panasé
"Beaucoup croient que cette nouvelle pilule est une panacée."
Allheilmittel
Transliteration: al-lhai-mit-tel
"Viele Menschen suchen nach einem Allheilmittel für ihre Probleme."
panacea
Transliteration: panatʃea
"Non esiste una panacea per tutti i mali."
panacea
Transliteration: panasea
"Muchos creen que esta nueva medicina es una panacea."
panaceia
Transliteration: panaseia
"Não existe uma panaceia para todos os problemas."
सर्वरोग नाशक
Transliteration: sarvarog nashak
"कई लोग मानते हैं कि यह दवा सर्वरोग नाशक है।"
万应灵药
Transliteration: wàn yīng líng yào
"许多人相信这是一种万应灵药。"
만병통치약
Transliteration: manbyeongtongchiyak
"많은 사람들이 이것이 만병통치약이라고 믿습니다."
万能薬
Transliteration: bannōyaku
"この新しい薬が万能薬だと信じている人が多い。"
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