magic bulletn.

Brit.

/ˌmadʒɪk ˈbʊlᵻt/, U.S.

/ˈˌmædʒɪk ˈbʊlət/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: magic adj., bullet n.¹

Etymology: < magic adj. + bullet n.¹, after German Zauberkugel, first used in this sense by Paul Ehrlich (1854–1915; compare quot. 1907), German medical scientist, in an address given at the opening of the Georg-Speyer-Haus in Frankfurt, Germany, in Sept. 1906, but not published until much later (see Coll. Papers P. Ehrlich (1960) III. 42–52).German folklore includes a number of stories in which magic bullets of supernatural accuracy play a prominent role. The best-known is that which forms the basis for the opera Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber (see Weberian adj.¹), and which is alluded to in examples such as the following:1936 G. B. Shaw Millionairess Pref., in Simpleton, Six, & Millionairess 127 War is like the seven magic bullets which the devil has ready to sell for a human soul. Six of them may hit the glorymonger's mark very triumphantly; but the seventh plays some unexpected and unintended trick that upsets the gunman's apple cart.

colloquial (chiefly Medicine).

An idealized therapeutic agent that is highly specific for the pathogen or disorder concerned. Also in extended use.

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the world > health and disease > healing > [noun] > a cure or remedy > specific

magic bullet1924

the world > action or operation > amending > [noun] > remedy > a remedy

salvea1300

plaster1340

booty1581

succedaneum1737

nostrum1741

silver bullet1951

magic bullet1992

1907 P. Ehrlich in Jrnl. Royal Inst. Public Health 15 323 Antitoxins and antibacterial substances are, so to speak, charmed bullets which strike only those objects for whose destruction they have been produced by the organism.]

1924 Science 29 Aug. 186/1 Ehrlich aptly compared them [sc. natural antibodies] to magic bullets, constrained by a charm to fly straight to their specific objective, and to turn aside from anything else in their path.

1927 P. de Kruif Microbe Hunters x. 358 A modern man [i.e. Paul Ehrlich], there was still something mediaeval about him, for he said: ‘We must learn to shoot microbes with magic bullets’.

1949 M. Marquardt Paul Ehrlich ix. 91 The antibodies..are Magic Bullets, which find their target by themselves.

1976 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 13 Sept. 1286/3 Laetrile, no longer claimed to be a ‘magic bullet’ that destroys cancer cells with cyanide.

1990 Gay Times May 10/4 Finding a ‘magic bullet’ against HIV is a daunting task; some experts believe it is impossible.

1992 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 25 July a6/1 No one has yet found a magic bullet for quickly cutting Milwaukee's crime rate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	magic bullet
释义	magic bulletn. Brit. /ˌmadʒɪk ˈbʊlᵻt/, U.S. /ˈˌmædʒɪk ˈbʊlət/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: magic adj., bullet n.¹ Etymology: < magic adj. + bullet n.¹, after German Zauberkugel, first used in this sense by Paul Ehrlich (1854–1915; compare quot. 1907), German medical scientist, in an address given at the opening of the Georg-Speyer-Haus in Frankfurt, Germany, in Sept. 1906, but not published until much later (see Coll. Papers P. Ehrlich (1960) III. 42–52).German folklore includes a number of stories in which magic bullets of supernatural accuracy play a prominent role. The best-known is that which forms the basis for the opera Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber (see Weberian adj.¹), and which is alluded to in examples such as the following:1936 G. B. Shaw Millionairess Pref., in Simpleton, Six, & Millionairess 127 War is like the seven magic bullets which the devil has ready to sell for a human soul. Six of them may hit the glorymonger's mark very triumphantly; but the seventh plays some unexpected and unintended trick that upsets the gunman's apple cart. colloquial (chiefly Medicine). An idealized therapeutic agent that is highly specific for the pathogen or disorder concerned. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > [noun] > a cure or remedy > specific magic bullet1924 the world > action or operation > amending > [noun] > remedy > a remedy salvea1300 plaster1340 booty1581 succedaneum1737 nostrum1741 silver bullet1951 magic bullet1992 1907 P. Ehrlich in Jrnl. Royal Inst. Public Health 15 323 Antitoxins and antibacterial substances are, so to speak, charmed bullets which strike only those objects for whose destruction they have been produced by the organism.] 1924 Science 29 Aug. 186/1 Ehrlich aptly compared them [sc. natural antibodies] to magic bullets, constrained by a charm to fly straight to their specific objective, and to turn aside from anything else in their path. 1927 P. de Kruif Microbe Hunters x. 358 A modern man [i.e. Paul Ehrlich], there was still something mediaeval about him, for he said: ‘We must learn to shoot microbes with magic bullets’. 1949 M. Marquardt Paul Ehrlich ix. 91 The antibodies..are Magic Bullets, which find their target by themselves. 1976 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 13 Sept. 1286/3 Laetrile, no longer claimed to be a ‘magic bullet’ that destroys cancer cells with cyanide. 1990 Gay Times May 10/4 Finding a ‘magic bullet’ against HIV is a daunting task; some experts believe it is impossible. 1992 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 25 July a6/1 No one has yet found a magic bullet for quickly cutting Milwaukee's crime rate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1924
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