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.
中文解释
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".
实用例句
1. There are many emergencies which need prompt first aid treatment.
有很多紧急情况需要进行迅速的急救处理。
来自柯林斯例句
2. It is not too late, but prompt action is needed.
现在还不算晚，但是需要立即采取行动。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Her blushes were saved by a prompt from one of her hosts.