a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required 烹饪法;食谱 a traditional Yorkshire recipe. 约克郡传统烹饪法。 ■(figurative)something which is likely to lead to a particular outcome (喻)促成因素 sky-high interest rates are a recipe for disaster. 极高的利率易导致灾难的发生。 ■(archaic)a medical prescription (古)处方
语源
late Middle English: from Latin, literally receive!' (first used as an instruction in medical prescriptions), imperative of recipere