"to write down as a direction," mid-15c., from Latin praescribere "write beforehand" (see prescription). Related: Prescribed; prescribing. Medical sense is from 1580s, probably a back formation from prescription.
prescribe 双语例句
1. The law allows doctors to prescribe contraception to the under 16s.
法律允许医生给16岁以下未成年人开避孕药。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Therapists cannot prescribe drugs as they are not necessarily medically qualified.
由于治疗师不一定具有行医资格，所以他们不可以开处方。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The doctor prepared to prescribe a receipt.
医生准备开个药方.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Can't you just prescribe some of those diet pills, doctor?
你不能开一些减肥药吗, 医生?
来自超越目标英语 第4册
5. They encourage doctors to prescribe cheaper generic drugs instead of more expensive brand names.