A prescript is an official order or rule — something written down that you are meant to follow.

A prescript isprescript指的是 an official order or rule正式的命令或規定——something written down是寫下來的東西, that you are meant to follow要你遵守的。

It is a rare, formal noun. Lawyers, theologians, and old books use it; friends in a café do not.

It is a rare, formal noun這是個罕見、正式的名詞。Lawyers, theologians, and old books律師、神學家、還有老書 use it會用它; friends in a café咖啡廳裡的朋友 do not不會。

You will far more often meet prescription (a doctor’s note, or a stronger “this is the rule”) and prescribed. There is also a dusty adjective use, meaning already laid down, but you can live a full English life without needing it.

You will far more often meet你更常遇到的是 prescriptionprescription(a doctor's note醫生的處方, or a stronger 'this is the rule'或是語氣更重的「這就是規定」) and prescribed跟prescribed。There is also a dusty adjective use也有一個陳舊的形容詞用法, meaning already laid down意思是「已經被訂下的」, but you can live a full English life without needing it但你就算不會用它，英文也能過得很好。

Though actually, when people reach for this word they sometimes want precept (a moral teaching) or script (the written words of a play). Prescript is narrower: a rule set down, with the feel of something inscribed in front of you. If your sentence still works with “rule” or “regulation,” those plainer words are usually kinder to a listener.

Though actually不過實際上, when people reach for this word人們想用這個字的時候, they sometimes want有時候其實想講的是 precept (a moral teaching)precept（道德教誨） or script (the written words of a play)或script（劇本的文字）。Prescript is narrowerPrescript的範圍比較窄: a rule set down是一條被訂下的規定, with the feel of something inscribed in front of you帶有像刻在你面前那樣的感覺。If your sentence still works with 'rule' or 'regulation'如果你的句子換成「rule」或「regulation」也講得通, those plainer words are usually kinder to a listener這些比較平易的字通常對聽的人比較友善。