• adj. 敏捷的，迅速的；立刻的
• vt. 提示；促进；激起；（给演员）提白
• n. 提示；付款期限；DOS命令：改变DOS系统提示符的风格
• adv. 准时地

来自中古英语prompten,使方便，提词，来自拉丁语promptus,拿到前面的，便利的，来自promere,拿到前面，-pt,过去分词格，来自pro-,向前，-em,拿，带，词源同example,exempt.后用于戏剧用语给演员提词，提醒，引申词义方便的，迅速的等。

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.

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。

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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。

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3. Her blushes were saved by a prompt from one of her hosts.

幸亏一位主持人提示，她才不至于尴尬脸红。

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4. How exactly did he prompt her, Mr Markham?

确切地说，他是怎样提示她的，马卡姆先生？

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5. Prompt action was required as the fire spread.

由于火势蔓延，须要立即采取行动。

来自《权威词典》