prescription/prɪ'skrɪp∫ən/

n. a piece of paper on which a doctor writes what medicine a sick person should have or the medicine itself

n. [C] 处方，药方；处方药：[prescription for sth] The doctor gave me a prescription for sleeping pills. 医生给我开了安眠药。

on prescription 根据药方（的）：The drug is only available on prescription. 此药仅凭处方可售。

构词pre- + scribe （写）+ p + -tion

同根 describe; subscribe

音组-ption/-p∫ən/

assumption; caption; description; prescription; reception