PRESCRIPTION, n. A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient.
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n. [醫]藥方，處方;處方藥;訓令，指示;法規;
?? pre預先+script寫+ion名詞后綴 → 處方；命令
"The physician made a prescription against sea - sickness for him."
醫生給他開了個治暈船的藥方.
近義：formula, lapsation, lapse, caducity, expiry
n. 醫生，內科醫生;<口>醫學博士;（精神創傷的）醫治者，撫慰者;
?? phys生理領域+ician表專家，從事某職業的人 →內科醫生
"The physician made a prescription against sea - sickness for him."
醫生給他開了個治暈船的藥方.
近義：healer, m.d., medic, therapeutist, therapist, clinician
vt. 延長，拉長;拖延，延期;
?? pro向前，在前+long長→向前長→延長
"It can prolong your life."
它不僅能延長壽命。
近義：lengthen, protract, stretch, extend
n. （人的）情況;局面，形勢，處境;位置;[心理學]情境;
?? situ=site位置 + ation 名詞后綴→ 形勢,環境
"Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation."
已經采取措施以改善局面。
近義：incident, intricacy, picture, prickliness, problems, state
adj. 有耐性的;能容忍的;
n. 患者;病人;病號;
?? pati病+ent表示人→病人
"a drug that disposes the patient towards sleep"
使病人想睡覺的藥
近義：sufferer, tolerant, inactive, indifferent, passive, submissive
反義：anxious, exasperated, annoyed
vt. 推測;猜測，臆測;猜中;假定，認為;
vi. 猜，猜測;猜對;
n. 猜測;推斷;
?? 聯想：猜也猜不著“該死
"You'll never guess what's happened!"
你根本猜不到出了什么事！
近義：presume, sense, assume, suspect, speculate, suppose
反義：learn, miscalculate, misdeem, miss, confuse, fail