prescribe
verb(of a doctor 醫生 to tell somebody to take a particular medicine or have a particular treatment; to write a prescription for a particular medicine, etc. 給…開（藥）；讓…采用（療法）；開（處方） - prescribe something
Valium is usually prescribed to treat anxiety. 安定劑通常用於治療焦躁。 - prescribe (somebody) something (for something)
He may be able to prescribe you something for that cough. 他也許能給你開一些咳嗽藥。
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesc1The drug can no longer be legally prescribed. 開這種藥物不再合法。 These drugs are widely prescribed to control high blood pressure. 這些藥物被廣泛地用在控制高血壓的處方裏。 This drug is often prescribed for women with heart trouble. 這種藥通常是爲有心髒疾患的女性開的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- legally
- commonly
- frequently
- …
- as
- for
- to
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- prescribe something
(of a person or an organization with authority 當局 to say what should be done or how something should be done 規定；命令；指示 - prescribe something
The prescribed form must be completed and returned to this office. 必須把指定的表格填好並交回本辦事處。 - prescribe that…
Police regulations prescribe that an officer's number must be clearly visible. 警政制度規定，警察的編號必須清晰可見。 - prescribe which, what, etc…
The syllabus prescribes precisely which books should be studied. 教學大綱明確規定了哪些是必讀的書。
Extra ExamplesThe curriculum is rigidly prescribed from an early age. 自兒童時起即已開始有嚴格的課程設置。 culturally prescribed gender roles 文化規定的性别角色
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- narrowly
- rigidly
- strictly
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- culturally prescribed
- socially prescribed
- prescribe something
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘confine within bounds’, also as a legal term meaning ‘claim by prescription’): from Latin praescribere ‘direct in writing’, from prae ‘before’ + scribere ‘write’.