panacea

noun

1. hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
once sought by the alchemists

Synonym: nostrumcatholiconcure-all

1. 灵丹妙药；万能之计
If you say that something is not a panacea for a particular set of problems, you mean that it will not solve all those problems.

e.g. Membership of the ERM is not a panacea for Britain's economic problems...
加入欧洲汇率机制并不是解决英国经济问题的万灵丹。
e.g. Western aid may help but will not be a panacea.
西方援助可能会有所帮助，但并非灵丹妙药。

1. panacea

1. 万能药：在正确适用这些规定的案子(intherightcase)中,这些条款是万能药(panacea而在错误适用这些规定的案子(wrong case)中, 它们则会 [1]被用作施加威胁(intimidation)的工具.