单词 | prescription |
释义 | Word Frequency prescription(prɪˈskrɪpʃən) noun 1. a. written instructions from a physician, dentist, etc, to a pharmacist stating the form, dosage strength, etc, of a drug to be issued to a specific patient b. the drug or remedy prescribed 2. (modifier) (of drugs) available legally only with a doctor's prescription 3. a. written instructions from an optician specifying the lenses needed to correct defects of vision b. (as modifier) prescription glasses 4. the act of prescribing 5. something that is prescribed 6. a long established custom or a claim based on one 7. law a. the uninterrupted possession of property over a stated period of time, after which a right or title is acquired (positive prescription) b. the barring of adverse claims to property, etc, after a specified period of time has elapsed, allowing the possessor to acquire title (negative prescription) c. the right or title acquired in either of these ways Word origin C14: from legal Latin praescriptiō an order, prescription; see prescribe |
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