prescribe
UK/prɪˈskraɪb/US/pris'kraib/
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Definitions
v.
To order medicine or treatment for a patient.
为病人开药或治疗方案。
v.
To lay down a rule, direction, or requirement.
规定、指定规则或要求。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedTo prescribe was to write something beforehand: a doctor writes an order, or an authority writes a rule in advance.
Root script still carries 46 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.prescribe medication开药
- 2.prescribe a treatment开具治疗方案
- 3.as prescribed by law依法规定
- 4.prescribe a course of action规定行动方针
Example Sentences
- 1.
The law prescribes strict safety standards.
Easily Confused
Prescribe means order or recommend officially; proscribe means forbid.