pre·scribe
\\pri-ˈskrīb\\ verb
(pre·scribed ; pre·scrib·ing) 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 verb1. 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 prescriptions4. to become by prescription invalid or unenforceabletransitive verb1.
a. to lay down as a guide, direction, or rule of action : ordain
b. to specify with authority2. to designate or order the use of as a remedy
prescribed a painkiller
a prescribed burn to restore natural forest conditions
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pre·scrib·er noun prescribepre·scribe /
pri5skraib /
verb1. ~ (sb) sth (for sth) (of a doctor 医生) to tell sb to take a particular medicine or have a particular treatment; to write a
prescription
for a particular medicine, etc.
给…开(药)；让…采用(疗法)；开(处方):
▪ [VN]
Valium is usually prescribed to treat anxiety. 安定剂通常用于治疗焦躁。
▪ [VNN]
He may be able to prescribe you something for that cough. 他也许能给你开一些咳嗽药。2. (used about a person or an organization with authority 当局) to say what should be done or how sth should be done
规定；命令；指示
SYN stipulate
:
▪ [VN]
The prescribed form must be completed and returned to this office. 必须把指定的表格填好并交回本办事处。
▪ [V that]
Police regulations prescribe that an officer's number must be clearly visible. 警政制度规定,警察的番号必须醒目。
▪ [V wh-]
The syllabus prescribes precisely which books should be studied. 教学大纲明确规定了哪些是必读的书。 Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishprescribe
verb
1 drugs
ADV. legally The drug can no longer be legally prescribed. | medically, medicinally
PREP. for drugs prescribed for high blood pressure This drug is often prescribed for women with heart trouble.
2 what should/should not be done
ADV. narrowly, rigidly, strictly, tightly The curriculum is rigidly prescribed from an early age. Everything about her life was strictly prescribed (= there were strict rules about what she could and could not do).
pre·scribe
\prēˈskrīb, prə̇ˈ-\
verb
(
-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English
prescriben to hold or possess by right of prescription, from Medieval Latin
prescribere to claim by right of prescription, from Latin
praescribere to write at the beginning, order, direct, prescribe, from
prae- pre- +
scribere to write; in several senses directly from Latin
praescribere — more at
scribe
intransitive verb1. : to claim a title to something by right of prescription
: assert a prescriptive right or claim
2. : to lay down a rule
: give directions
: dictate
,
direct
3.
a. : to write or give medical prescriptions
< prescribe for a patient >
b. : to give advice in the manner of a doctor giving a medical prescription
4. : to become by prescription invalid or unenforceable
< various rights prescribe in twenty years >transitive verb1.
a. : to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action
: impose as a peremptory order
: dictate
,
direct
,
ordain
< the code of behavior which the culture prescribes for child training — Franz Alexander >
< legislatures may prescribe qualifications … for admission to the bar — H.S.Drinker >
< rigid convention prescribes that such meetings open with prayer — D.L.Cohn >
b. : to specify with authority
< the fixed routine of prescribed duties — Oscar Wilde >
< purchased by the department at prescribed prices — Farmer's Weekly (South Africa) >
c. : to require (as a person) to follow a direction or rule of action
< prescribed to take the following oath — C.W.Ferguson >2. obsolete : to describe in advance
: foretell or make a prophecy of in writing
3. : to direct, designate, or order the use of as a remedy
< the doctor prescribed quinine >
< we prescribe a certain amount of art for ourselves as a kind of corrective — Louis Kronenberger >4. : to keep within limits or bounds
: confine
,
restrain
< prescribed to one poor solitary place — Michael Drayton >Synonyms:
assign
,
define
:
prescribe
indicates authoritative dictating or commanding, with explicit clear direction
< a doctor prescribing medicine for a patient >
< payment of the tax as a prerequisite for voting was prescribed by a constitutional amendment — American Guide Series: Arkansas >
< the power to prescribe rules of conduct was delegated to the President — C.J.Friedrich >
assign
may imply arbitrary or chance allotment, designation, or determination for the sake of some such end as harmonious operation, smooth routine, or proper or practical functioning or procedure
< assign an officer to a military unit >
< assigned to the night shift >
< the clause, assigning original jurisdiction to the supreme court — John Marshall >
define
may indicate an exact delineation or demarcation to prevent confusion or conflict
< defining the jurisdiction of various courts >
< defined still more clearly the extent to which the nations of this continent are willing to combine their military power to defend any American republic from an aggressor — S.G.Inman >
< obscure symbolisms which define the relation of various age groups to each other — Edward Sapir >