Prescribe



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 开处方;规定
• ［英］ v. 开处方 ( say what treatment a sick person should have) ; 规定 ( state what must happen in certain conditions)

Webster Collegiate

verb (prescribed; prescribing)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin praescribere to write at the beginning, dictate, order, from prae- + scribere to write — more at scribe
• Date: 15th century
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to lay down a rule ; dictate
  • 2. \［Middle English, from Medieval Latin praescribere, from Latin, to write at the beginning\］ to claim a title to something by right of prescription
  • 3. to write or give medical prescriptions
  • 4. to become by prescription invalid or unenforceable
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to lay down as a guide, direction, or rule of action ; ordain
    • b. to specify with authority
  • 2. to designate or order the use of as a remedy <prescribed a painkiller><a prescribed burn to restore natural forest conditions>
• ? prescriber noun

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