patent medicine
US /ˈpæt.ənt ˌmed.ɪ.sɪn/
UK /ˈpæt.ənt ˌmed.ɪ.sɪn/
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专利药, 秘方药
a medicine made and sold under a patent and usually without a prescription, often with exaggerated claims of its effectiveness
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In the old West, traveling salesmen often peddled various patent medicines.
在旧西部，旅行推销员经常兜售各种专利药。
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Many early patent medicines contained alcohol or opium.
许多早期的专利药含有酒精或鸦片。