a magic liquid that is believed to cure illnesses or to make people live forever 圣水;灵丹妙药;长生不老药 the elixir of life/youth 长生不老/永葆青春药
Word Originlate Middle English: via medieval Latin from Arabic al-'iksīr, from al ‘the’ + 'iksīr from Greek xērion ‘powder for drying wounds’ (from xēros ‘dry’).