英语词汇“prescribe”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	prescribe
释义	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 verb* 1. : 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 verb* 1. 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 > Synonym: see in addition dictate.
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