"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).
例文
1. Membership of the ERM is not a panacea for Britain 's economic problems.
欧州為替レートメカニズムへの加盟は、英国経済の問題を解決する万能丹ではない。
2.Western aid may help but will not be a panacea .
西洋の援助は役に立つかもしれないが、妙薬ではない。
3.There 's no single panacea for the country 's economic ills.
国の経済的弊害は百出し、治療できる万能薬はない。
4.No single prospecting technique can be regarded as a panacea .