He told the patient that he had a nostrum.是什么意思？

He told the patient that he had a nostrum.

他告诉病人他有秘方.

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

told

v. 表明( tell的过去式和过去分词 )，讲，知道，讲述；

例句
She came in for a coffee, and told me about her friend Shona...
她进来喝了杯咖啡，并向我谈起了她的朋友肖纳。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

patient

adj. 有耐性的，能容忍的；n. 患者，病人，病号；

例句
...the operation a patient has had.
病人做过的手术

that

det. 那个，那；pron. 那个，那；conj. 多么，如此…以至，用于某些动词、形容词和名词后，引出各种从句；adv. 不那么，那样；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

nostrum

n. 骗人的疗法，有专利权的药品，妙策；

例句
Some nostrum peddled as a cure for unemployment.
鼓吹可解决失业问题的妙策.