prescription /pri'skripʃәn/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
• (n.) written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person
• (n.) written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient

Chinese translation

• n. 处方, 命令, 指定
• [医] 处方, 药方

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/pri'skripʃәn/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4 · Super Rare

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prescribed · prescribe

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