patent medicine
US /ˈpæt.ənt ˌmed.ɪ.sɪn/
UK /ˈpæt.ənt ˌmed.ɪ.sɪn/
名詞
1.
專利藥, 秘方藥
a medicine made and sold under a patent and usually without a prescription, often with exaggerated claims of its effectiveness
範例:
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In the old West, traveling salesmen often peddled various patent medicines.
在舊西部，旅行推銷員經常兜售各種專利藥。
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Many early patent medicines contained alcohol or opium.
許多早期的專利藥含有酒精或鴉片。
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