prescription (프리**스크립**션) — a written instruction from a doctor for a specific medicine or treatment
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a written instruction from a doctor for a specific medicine or treatment
Pronunciation (IPA): /prɪˈskrɪpʃən/
Korean meaning: 의사가 작성한 약물이나 치료법에 대한 처방전
Korean pronunciation: 프리**스크립**션
Example Sentences
- My grandmother collects empty prescription bottles like they're vintage wine bottles.
- The pharmacist couldn't read the doctor's prescription - it looked like ancient hieroglyphics.
- You need a prescription to buy this medication.
prescription
NOUN//prɪˈskrɪpʃən//
a written instruction from a doctor for a specific medicine or treatment
A pharmacist carefully prepares medicine based on a doctor's prescription for a waiting patient.
"A prescription is a written prediction — the doctor's cure, a healing inscription."
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
라틴어에서 유래한 단어로, '미리 써놓다'라는 의미에서 시작되어 의사가 미리 써놓은 약물 지시서라는 뜻으로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My grandmother collects empty prescription bottles like they're vintage wine bottles.”
“The pharmacist couldn't read the doctor's prescription - it looked like ancient hieroglyphics.”
“You need a prescription to buy this medication.”
“His prescription for happiness includes daily walks and good coffee.”
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