PRESCRIPTION, n. A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient.
— Ambrose Bierce  ·  No category

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prescription [prɪ'skrɪpʃən] 词根: scrib
n. [医]药方，处方;处方药;训令，指示;法规;
💡 pre预先+script写+ion名词后缀 → 处方；命令
"The physician made a prescription against sea - sickness for him."
医生给他开了个治晕船的药方.
近义：formula, lapsation, lapse, caducity, expiry
physician [fɪ'zɪʃən] 词频2 词根: physic
n. 医生，内科医生;<口>医学博士;（精神创伤的）医治者，抚慰者;
💡 phys生理领域+ician表专家，从事某职业的人 →内科医生
"The physician made a prescription against sea - sickness for him."
医生给他开了个治晕船的药方.
近义：healer, m.d., medic, therapeutist, therapist, clinician
prolong [prəˈlɑːŋ] 词频3 词根: long
vt. 延长，拉长;拖延，延期;
💡 pro向前，在前+long长→向前长→延长
"It can prolong your life."
它不仅能延长寿命。
近义：lengthen, protract, stretch, extend
situation [,sɪtʃu'eʃən] 词频1 词根: 坐下
n. （人的）情况;局面，形势，处境;位置;[心理学]情境;
💡 situ=site位置 + ation 名词后缀→ 形势,环境
"Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation."
已经采取措施以改善局面。
近义：incident, intricacy, picture, prickliness, problems, state
patient ['peʃnt] 词频1 词根: pass
adj. 有耐性的;能容忍的; n. 患者;病人;病号;
💡 pati病+ent表示人→病人
"a drug that disposes the patient towards sleep"
使病人想睡觉的药
近义：sufferer, tolerant, inactive, indifferent, passive, submissive 反义：anxious, exasperated, annoyed
guess [ɡɛs] 词频1
vt. 推测;猜测，臆测;猜中;假定，认为; vi. 猜，猜测;猜对; n. 猜测;推断;
💡 联想：猜也猜不着“该死
"You'll never guess what's happened!"
你根本猜不到出了什么事！
近义：presume, sense, assume, suspect, speculate, suppose 反义：learn, miscalculate, misdeem, miss, confuse, fail

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