prescription的词源
英文词源
- prescription (n.)
- late 14c., in law, "the right to something through long use," from Old French prescription (13c.) and directly from Latin praescriptionem (nominative praescriptio) "a writing before, order, direction," noun of action from past participle stem of praescribere "write before, prefix in writing; ordain, determine in advance," from prae "before" (see pre-) + scribere "to write" (see script (n.)). Medical sense of "written directions from a doctor" first recorded 1570s.
中文词源
词根词缀： pre-前 + -script-写 + -ion名词词尾
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：prescription 词源，prescription 含义。
来自describe,开药，-pt,过去分词格。
前缀pre-表时间上的“先”。医生先（pre-）写（scrib-）好处方，病人随后按医生指示拿药。处方上的Rx字样，则是单词recipe ['resɪpɪ] n.食谱； 处方；秘诀，词根cip-表to take，与have同源，意思是让病人“拿去”。
