1.(可以开各种锁的)万能钥匙
2.“false key”的变体
1.a key that can open many different locks
1.The variant of false key
1.Then, he reached into his pocket for skeleton key which he had just had in his hand, but it wasn't there.
接着他把手伸进口袋去掏万能钥匙。他刚才还拿在手里啊,但是现在没有了。
2.Skeleton key: a key made to open a number of different locks
真正能开很多门的钥匙却和金子无关