prescription /pn'sknpjn; pn'sknpfan/ n [U] act of prescribing; [C] that which is prescribed; (esp) doctor's written order or direction for the mak ing up and us of a medicine; the medicine itself: 吩咐; 指定; 指示; 規(guī)定; 所規(guī)定之事物; (尤指)醫(yī)生開的處方; 處方上的藥： ~charges, (in GB) charges made under National Health Service requirements for ~s. 處方收費 (英國國民保健制度規(guī)定之處方統(tǒng)一收費標準)。