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An elixir is a magical or medicinal liquid, especially one that old stories claimed could cure any illness or even give eternal youth — an 'elixir of life'. In everyday, more joking use today, people call any product that promises to solve a big problem instantly a 'miracle elixir', usually with a bit of doubt in their voice.
靈丹妙藥、仙丹；(比喻)萬靈解方
組成From Arabic 'al-iksir', a substance used in old alchemy, which itself came from a Greek word for a dry healing powder.
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
elixirnoun/ɪˈlɪksə(ɹ)/
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alchemypseudoscienceA liquid which converts lead to gold.
- For Chinese alchemists, gold held the key to the Elixir, the Eastern equivalent of the Philosopher's Stone.
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alchemypseudoscienceA substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life.
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The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea.
- The silver-bullet cancer cures of yesterday’s newsmagazine covers, like interferon and angiogenesis inhibitors, disappointed the breathless expectations, as have elixirs such as antioxidants, Vioxx, and hormone replacement therapy.
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A sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste.
- The subcommittee's report to the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry shows that the action of somnos is practically identical with that of a 5 per cent elixir of hydrated chloral.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。