pre.scrip.tion

prescription的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [priˈskripʃən]
KK音标发音： [prɪˈskrɪpʃən]

prescription的词性：
n.（名词）

1. The act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions.
立法：建立官方规则，法律或指示的行为

2. Something prescribed as a rule.
法令，规则：作为条例而规定的东西

3. A written order, especially by a physician, for the preparation and administration of a medicine or other treatment.
处方，药方：指由医生开出的主要关于药品或疗法的书面指示

4. A prescribed medicine or other treatment.
处方：处方上的药或其他疗法

5. An ophthalmologist's or optometrist's written instruction, as for the grinding of corrective lenses.
眼科医生所写的处方：由眼科医生或验光师开的书面指示，如为了磨制合适的镜片而开的验光单

6. A formula directing the preparation of something.
指示：规定某药物的配方

7. Law The process of acquiring title to property by reason of uninterrupted possession of specified duration.Also called positive prescription
【法律】 获得财产权的程序：因某特定的时间延续而获得财产权的程序也作 positive prescription

8. Law The limitation of time beyond which an action, a debt, or a crime is no longer valid or enforceable.Also called negative prescription
【法律】 追诉期限：一个时间限制，若超过该时间限制一个行动，债务或罪行则不再有效或不再可实施也作 negative prescription

prescription的词性：
n.attributive.（定语名词）

9. Often used to modify another noun:
通常用于修饰另一个名词：

a prescription drug; a prescription pad.
处方药；医用棉垫

prescription的词源：

10. Middle English prescripcion [establishment of a claim]
中古英语 prescripcion [要求的提出]

11. from Old French prescription
源自 古法语 prescription

12. from Medieval Latin praescr^opti? praescr^opti?n-
源自 中世纪拉丁语 praescr^opti? praescr^opti?n-

13. from Latin [introduction, precept]
源自 拉丁语 [引言，戒律]

14. from praescr^optus [past participle of] praescr^obere [to order] * see prescribe
源自 praescr^optus [] praescr^obere的过去分词 [命令] *参见 prescribe