prompt

英 [pr?m(p)t] 美[prɑmpt]
  • adj. 敏捷的，迅速的；立刻的
  • vt. 提示；促進(jìn)；激起；（給演員）提白
  • n. 提示；付款期限；DOS命令：改變DOS系統(tǒng)提示符的風(fēng)格
  • adv. 準(zhǔn)時(shí)地
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詞態(tài)變化

第三人稱單數(shù):?prompts;過(guò)去式:?prompted;過(guò)去分詞:?prompted;現(xiàn)在分詞:?prompting;名詞:?promptness;

助記提示

1. which the notion of 'bring out, show, shown, manifest' evolved via 'ready at hand, available' to 'quick, punctual'.
2. Theatrical sense of "to assist a speaker with lines".

中文詞源

prompt 立即的，迅速的，促使，激勵(lì)，提醒，提詞

來(lái)自中古英語(yǔ)prompten,使方便，提詞，來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)promptus,拿到前面的，便利的，來(lái)自promere,拿到前面，-pt,過(guò)去分詞格，來(lái)自pro-,向前，-em,拿，帶，詞源同example,exempt.后用于戲劇用語(yǔ)給演員提詞，提醒，引申詞義方便的，迅速的等。

英文詞源

prompt
prompt: [14] Latin prōmere meant ‘bring out, show’ (it was a compound verb formed from the prefix prō- ‘forward, forth’ and emere ‘take’, source also of English assume [15], example, exempt, peremptory [16], redeem, and sample). Its past participle was promptus, and this was used as an adjective in which the notion of ‘shown, manifest’ evolved via ‘ready at hand, available’ to ‘quick, punctual’ – whence English prompt. In Spanish, Latin promptus became pronto, which was borrowed into English in the mid-19th century.
=> assume, example, exempt, peremptory, redeem, sample
prompt (v.)
mid-14c., prompten, from Latin promptus, past participle of promere "to bring forth," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + emere "to take" (see exempt (adj.)). Theatrical sense of "to assist a speaker with lines" is first recorded early 15c. Related: Prompted; prompting.
prompt (n.)
early 15c., "readiness," from Latin promptus (see prompt (v.)). Meaning "hint, act of prompting" is from 1590s. Computer sense attested by 1977.
prompt (adj.)
early 15c., from Old French prompt and directly from Latin promptus "brought forth," hence "visible, apparent, evident," past participle of promere "to take or bring out or forth" (see prompt (v.)).Related: Promptly; promptitude.

雙語(yǔ)例句

1. There are many emergencies which need prompt first aid treatment.
有很多緊急情況需要進(jìn)行迅速的急救處理。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. It is not too late, but prompt action is needed.
現(xiàn)在還不算晚，但是需要立即采取行動(dòng)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. Her blushes were saved by a prompt from one of her hosts.
幸虧一位主持人提示，她才不至于尷尬臉紅。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. How exactly did he prompt her, Mr Markham?
確切地說(shuō)，他是怎樣提示她的，馬卡姆先生？

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. Prompt action was required as the fire spread.
由于火勢(shì)蔓延，須要立即采取行動(dòng)。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》