prescription學測 L5KK [prəˈskrɪpʃən] ｜ /prəˈskrɪpʃən/
處方箋；藥方·眼鏡度數處方·須醫師處方的
生活與健康主題常考詞
The doctor handed her a prescription and told her to get it filled at the pharmacy.
醫生遞給她一張處方箋，叫她去藥局領藥。
一個畫面：醫生開立單子
寫藥方醫生寫下用藥的方法與劑量
開度數單驗光師寫下鏡片度數
憑單領藥沒有這張單子，藥局不能給藥
義項
藥局領藥C1noun處方箋；藥方
My doctor wrote a prescription, so I could buy the medicine at the pharmacy.
醫生開了藥方，我才能到藥局買藥。
write a prescriptionfill a prescription
驗光開單C1noun眼鏡度數處方
After the eye test, the doctor gave me a prescription for new glasses.
驗光後，醫生給了我一張新眼鏡的處方。
a prescription for glassesan eye prescription
限購藥物C1adjective須醫師處方的
This is prescription medicine, so you cannot buy it without a doctor's order.
這是須醫師處方的藥物，沒有醫生的許可不能購買。
prescription medicineprescription medication
片語
write a prescription開立藥方 →醫生開立處方箋
fill a prescription領藥完成 →拿處方箋去領藥
prescription medication限購藥品 →需醫師處方的藥物
eye prescription驗光配鏡 →驗光後的度數處方
你會不會這樣說？
My doctor gave me a ___ for my cough medicine. (prescription / description)
看答案
prescription
prescription 是處方，description 是描述。
'This is prescription medicine.' 這裡的 prescription 最接近哪個意思？(A) 醫生開的藥方 (B) 須經處方才能取得的 (C) 眼鏡度數
看答案
(B)
prescription 在此當形容詞，修飾醫藥類別。
字族
prescribe 開藥方；規定
順路看看
diagnosis — 在開處方前，醫生先下的判斷pharmacy — 拿著處方箋領藥的地方多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
藥局作業
The pharmacist checked the prescription before preparing the medicine.
藥師在調配藥品前核對了處方箋。
眼鏡門市
The optical shop assistant asked the customer to bring her prescription for glasses.
眼鏡店店員請顧客帶來她的眼鏡度數處方。
詞族
prescription noun 處方箋；藥方・prescriptions noun (plural) 處方箋（複數）・prescribe verb 開立處方；開藥・prescribed verb (past tense / past participle) 開立處方（過去式／過去分詞）
四選一
Before the patient left, the doctor wrote a ____ for the medicine.
看答案
prescription
wrote a prescription 表示開立一張處方箋，a 後的 prescription 是單數可數名詞。prescribe 與 prescribes 是動詞；prescribed 是過去式或過去分詞，在此也不能單獨充當 a 後所需的名詞。
同義改寫
The pharmacist checked the prescription before preparing the medicine. → The pharmacist checked the written medication order before preparing the medicine.
此處 prescription 指用藥書面處方；改寫保留核對與調配的先後順序，未另行指定處方開立者的身分。
The optical shop assistant asked the customer to bring her prescription for glasses. → The optical shop assistant asked the customer to bring her written prescription specifying the lenses she needed.
此處為載明所需鏡片的配鏡處方；改寫保留顧客須攜帶的資料，不另行指定開立者的職業或身分。