prescription
prescription — 名詞
1. an official slip of paper, or a digital record, where a doctor lists the exact m
處方箋
醫師開立的用藥指示單據
an official slip of paper, or a digital record, where a doctor lists the exact medicine or treatment a patient should be given, so a pharmacist can supply it.
Dr. Tanaka wrote Maya a prescription for antibiotics after checking her sore throat.
Dr. Tanaka 檢查 Maya 的喉嚨痛之後，開了一張抗生素的處方箋給她。
write someone a prescription for [medicine]
Carlos took the prescription to the pharmacy on the corner of Main Street.
Carlos 把處方箋拿到 Main Street 街角那家藥局。
Most clinics in Taipei now send the prescription to your phone instead of printing paper.
現在台北大多數診所都把處方箋直接傳到你的手機，而不是印紙本。
The nurse asked Lina for her name before handing over the new prescription.
護理師問了 Lina 的姓名，才把新的處方箋交給她。
You will need a prescription from your doctor before the chemist can sell you these pills.
藥局要看到醫師開的處方箋，才能把這些藥賣給你。
文法句型
a prescription for + [medicine/condition]
write/give someone a prescription
用法筆記
Frequently appears in 'write/fill/get a prescription' and 'a prescription for [illness or drug]'. Distinguish from sense 2: this is the paper or digital order itself, not the medicine that comes from it.
常見錯誤
2. the actual medicine that you receive because a doctor told you to take it, espec
處方藥
依醫師指示領取並服用的藥物
the actual medicine that you receive because a doctor told you to take it, especially when you collect it from a pharmacy.
Marcus picked up his blood-pressure prescription on the way home from work.
Marcus 下班回家途中順便去領了他的降血壓處方藥。
pick up [a/one's] prescription
Remember to take your prescription with food, twice a day, after meals.
記得這個處方藥要一天吃兩次，飯後配著食物服用。
Grandma keeps all her prescriptions in a small blue box on the kitchen shelf.
奶奶把所有處方藥都放在廚房層架上的小藍盒裡。
The pharmacy will deliver your prescription to your door for a small fee.
藥局可以幫你把處方藥送到家門口，只要付一點點費用。
Lina forgot to take her prescription with her on the weekend trip to Tainan.
Lina 週末去台南玩，忘了把處方藥帶在身上。
- medication
more formal; covers any drug, whether prescribed or over-the-counter
- meds
informal plural used in everyday speech
文法句型
pick up / take / refill a prescription
用法筆記
Object is the drug itself, so it can be 'taken', 'swallowed', 'finished', or 'run out of'. Distinguish from sense 1: you can swallow your prescription only in this sense; in sense 1 you swallow the medicine the prescription names.
常見錯誤
3. the exact lens power your eyes need in order to see clearly, or the slip from an
鏡片度數
眼鏡或隱形眼鏡所需的度數說明
the exact lens power your eyes need in order to see clearly, or the slip from an eye doctor that records this power so an optician can build the right glasses or matching contact lenses for you.
Maya's prescription has changed, so she needs new lenses for her reading glasses.
Maya 的鏡片度數變了，所以她的閱讀眼鏡需要換新鏡片。
one's prescription has changed
The optician printed Carlos's new prescription on a small white card.
驗光師把 Carlos 新的鏡片度數印在一張小白卡上。
Online shops will send you contact lenses if you upload your prescription.
只要把你的鏡片度數上傳，網路商店就會把隱形眼鏡寄給你。
Bring your latest prescription to the eye shop before choosing frames.
選鏡框之前，先把最新的鏡片度數帶去眼鏡行。
David's prescription is much stronger in the right eye than in the left.
David 右眼的鏡片度數比左眼深很多。
- lens prescription
fuller phrase used when context is unclear
- Rx
common short form on lens packaging and online forms
文法句型
one's prescription has changed
a prescription for glasses / contact lenses
用法筆記
Subject is usually the eye itself ('my prescription'), not a doctor. Often appears with 'change', 'update', 'check', 'strong', 'weak'. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is for vision, not for medicine to swallow.
常見錯誤
4. an idea or set of steps that someone offers as the right way to fix a problem or
對策；方案
為解決問題或達成目標所提出的辦法
an idea or set of steps that someone offers as the right way to fix a problem or reach a goal — for example, a politician's prescription for ending poverty, or a coach's prescription for winning a game.
The mayor's prescription for cleaner air includes more buses and fewer cars in the city centre.
市長改善空氣品質的對策包括增加公車班次，並減少市中心的汽車。
prescription for + [desired outcome]
Cutting taxes alone is no prescription for a healthy economy, the report warned.
報告警告，光是減稅並不是健全經濟的對策。
Skipping breakfast and arguing with your boss is a prescription for a terrible day.
不吃早餐又跟老闆吵架，這根本是把一天搞砸的標準對策。
Coach Lopez offered a simple prescription for the team: more sleep and fewer late-night snacks.
Lopez 教練給球隊一個簡單的建議方案：多睡覺，少吃宵夜。
Many writers see daily reading as their prescription for a sharper mind.
許多作家把每天閱讀視為讓頭腦更敏銳的建議方案。
文法句型
a prescription for + [outcome]
a prescription for disaster / success
用法筆記
Almost always followed by 'for + [outcome]', and the outcome is often something either very desired ('success', 'happiness') or feared ('disaster', 'failure'). The figurative meaning borrows from the medical sense, so the speaker is comparing advice to a doctor's order.
常見錯誤
prescription — 形容詞
1. (used before a noun) made to match a particular person's eyes or health needs, a
處方的；訂製
依個人視力或醫療需求製作的
(used before a noun) made to match a particular person's eyes or health needs, after an eye doctor or doctor has tested them — most often used of glasses, lenses, sunglasses, or medicines.
Maya bought a pair of prescription sunglasses for her summer trip to Okinawa.
Maya 為了夏天去沖繩旅行，買了一副處方的太陽眼鏡。
prescription + [type of eyewear]
Prescription lenses are usually thicker than the lenses in cheap reading glasses.
處方的鏡片通常比便宜閱讀眼鏡的鏡片還厚。
Carlos asked the chemist whether the cream was a prescription drug or one he could just buy.
Carlos 問藥師這條藥膏是處方藥，還是可以直接買的。
Some swimming goggles can be made with prescription lenses for people who wear glasses.
有些泳鏡可以裝上處方的鏡片，給平常戴眼鏡的人使用。
Prescription contact lenses cost more than the plain ones used in costumes.
處方的隱形眼鏡，比萬聖節變裝用的素色款貴很多。
- prescribed
verb-form adjective; used mainly of medicines that have already been ordered by a doctor
- custom
broader; refers to anything made for one person, not only medical or optical items
- over-the-counter
of medicine sold without a doctor's slip
- non-prescription
general opposite, covering both lenses and medicines
文法句型
prescription + [glasses / lenses / sunglasses / drug]
用法筆記
Only used before a noun, never after a linking verb — you cannot say 'these glasses are prescription'. The opposite, sold without a doctor's slip, is normally 'over-the-counter' (for medicine) or 'non-prescription' (for both medicine and lenses).