Language Point 47
...and other life-threatening conditions are prescribed by Western doctors, ...(Para. 35)
prescribe: v. 1. order as a medicine or treatment
The doctor prescribed a new medicine for the pain in my bones.
醫生開了一種新藥治我的關節痛。
The doctor prescribed three different types of medicine and six weeks in bed for his back problem.
醫生開了三種不同的藥,并囑咐臥床6周,以治療他的背部疾病。
2. state (what must be done) 規定
The agreement prescribes the prices of the things we are going to purchase.
協議規定了我們要買的東西的價格。