pre-script
pre-script — adjective
1. laid down in advance as a fixed rule or required way of doing something, leaving
laid down in advance as a fixed rule or required way of doing something, leaving no room for change
The judge insisted that the pre-script procedure be followed exactly, even for this minor case.
collocation: pre-script procedure
Fatima recited the pre-script words of the oath without missing a single syllable.
attributive use: pre-script + noun
Kwame believed no pre-script rule could cover every situation a teacher faces.
The pre-script marriage vows felt cold to Mei-Ling, who wanted to speak from the heart.
Suresh warned that a pre-script emergency response ignores the details that make each crisis unique.
- prescribed
more common and less formal; does not always carry the sense of being fixed in advance
- predetermined
broader term — applies to anything decided beforehand, not only rules
- set down
informal phrasal equivalent, typical in everyday speech
- spontaneous
arising from the moment without prior planning or fixed rules
- improvised
created on the spot rather than laid down in advance
文法句型
pre-script [noun] (rule, procedure, formula, response)
用法筆記
Frequently attributive, modifying nouns such as 'rule', 'procedure', 'response', or 'formula'. Formal register; in everyday speech, 'set', 'fixed', or 'prescribed' are more common alternatives.